switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
fine weather; fair weather
light and darkness; light and shade
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
with a clink (click, clack)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to rant and rave; to raise hell
the last moment; the very end
column of water; water column
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to rebuke; to scold harshly
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mass communication; mass media
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
to draw back; to leave (the area)