to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to put on airs; to assume importance
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
same generation; one's generation
sphere; counter for balls
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
way out; means to escape; escape route
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
influence (on someone); inspiration
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained