witnessing; observing; sighting
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chair; stool; post; office; position
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
after school (at the end of the day)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue