interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
radiative cooling; radiational cooling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
surface of the earth; ground surface
to turn towards; to point
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
thermal energy; heat energy
transceiver (send and receive)
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
our country; our land; one's own country
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
entropy; entropy (information theory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)