light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
any more; any further; any better; any longer
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to go ahead; to pull ahead
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
corridor; hallway; passageway
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to throw open; to leave open
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
by means of; due to; because of; according to
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be surprised; to be astonished
how; in what way; by what means
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
question; inquiry; enquiry
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary