to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
rather; better; instead; if anything
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
in public; in company; in the presence of others
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
mental; spiritual; emotional
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to subsist; to keep on living
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
literally; to the letter; literal
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
top of the head; crown of the head
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to win after tough bidding
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry