ground glass; frosted glass
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
well-cooked; well-done; browned
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to lean against; to set against
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit