to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
document; official papers
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
function; facility; faculty; feature
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to bring; to take; to bring about
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)