light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
room allocation; assignment of rooms
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love