darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scene; sight; scenario; setting
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to make a speech; to address
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very thick; seriously thick
senior high school; high school
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up