to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
weather forecast; weather report
loitering on the way; wayside grass
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
all times and places; all ages and countries
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
grip (of hand); grip strength
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
door; gate; opening; title page
stairs; stairway; staircase
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
empirical; from experience