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)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
surroundings; environs; circumference
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to shed light; to cast light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
small quantity; little; little while; short distance