inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
stairs; stairway; staircase
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
(in) the air; midair; sky
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
woman; female; feminine gender
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to run through; to run past
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition