to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
that's the way it is; such is life
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
discreet; modest; cautious
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
in accordance with; subordinate to
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
around the world; throughout the world
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)