reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
directions; instructions; orders; command
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
(death from) starvation; starving to death
coloured paper; colored paper
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
verbal message; word (from someone)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
letter; missive; note; mail
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties