national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to dye; to colour; to color
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
please (give me); please (do for me)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chair; stool; post; office; position
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation