light (e.g. colour, color)
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be transparent; to show through
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship