steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
decision; determination; resolution
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
indescribable; having no way to express
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
exclusive right; sole right
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up