light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
good policy; wise policy; best plan
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as stated; verbatim; literally
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
sea level; (surface of) sea
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
attenuation; damping; decay
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in the meanwhile; during the time
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
form; shape; figure; morph
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
rather than; more ... than ...
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)