to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
to rise; to erect; to get up
alone; by oneself; on one's own
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
paper-covered lamp or lantern
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
installment; instalment; premium; bill
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
open air; outdoors; outside
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful