dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hard training; intensive training
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
quietly; slowly; gracefully
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
training; drill; practice; discipline
(not so) much; (not) very