light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
war; battle; match; game; competition
since; henceforth; ever since
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
acceleration; speeding up
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
end; close; conclusion; termination
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool