a little bit; a little while
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
form of a retreating person's body
to pass (of time); to elapse
show tent; circus tent; freak show
red cloth; red background
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
very young; little; childish; immature
father and mother; parents
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer