road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
so; like this; in this way
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
young girl; lass; adolescent female
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
until now; so far; up to the present
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
each; (arch.) you (plural)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly