light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to laugh away; to laugh off
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
vast; limitless; boundless
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain