to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
time; hour; period; class
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
considerably; greatly; a lot
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
more than usual; especially; particularly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus