(electric) torch; flashlight
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
somehow; for some reason or other
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
hey there; I say; see here
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to take; to catch; to capture
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very young; little; childish; immature
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible