to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to need; to call for; to require
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
fresco; mural; wall painting
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be consistent; to be coherent
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
each time it happens; at all such times
since when; from when; how long
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the other day; a few days ago
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
speech and conduct; words and deeds
if you think about it; come to think of it
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements