light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(full) name; family name and given name
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
silence; stillness; quietness
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
front of (the main building of) a shrine
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to fall off; to tumble down
calm; composed; leisurely
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award