early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
evening meal; dinner; supper
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
amber; bright golden yellow
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die