sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
amount of light; quantity of light
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
work-in-progress; working state
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
while; during; while; although; all; both
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important