to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
piece; fragment; one (object)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to hide; to conceal oneself
training; drill; practice; discipline
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
tenth day of the month; ten days
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
Big Three (car makers, TV networks, etc.)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
chair; stool; post; office; position
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)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
power; might; authority; influence
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(committee) chairman; president
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom