shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take a veneer off something
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
secret; private; surreptitious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
guess; conjecture; surmise
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
middle of the night; dead of night
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to examine someone's expression
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
I see; that's right; indeed
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
being concerned about or mindful of
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding