light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to take over; to hand over
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to state; to express; to mention
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)