light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Aomori (city, prefecture)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
door; gate; opening; title page
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
producer (film, TV, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at least; at most; (even) just
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish