late at night; small hours of the morning
drinking bout; merrymaking
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
neat and clean; tidy; trim
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fragment; one of the group or party
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
never mind!; don't worry about it
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
here and there; everywhere
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
perfect; just right; ideal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize