electricity; (electric) light
light; faint; pale; fleeting
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
basement floor; underground floor
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
thickness; profundity; depth
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to