emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
quiet; still; surreptitious
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
stepwise; one step at a time
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
positive and negative; +-; plus and minus
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
convenient; expedient; makeshift
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
general idea; concept; notion
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
nature; property; disposition