sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
(electric) torch; flashlight
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
presence (impressive quality)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
innocent; cherubic; childlike
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
next; secondly; subsequently
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing