light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
speckles; spotted pattern
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated