bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
proprioception; kinaesthesia; position sense; sense of location; sense of the geography of a place
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
higher rank; better position
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship