light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
in the face of; in defiance of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
haori (Japanese formal coat)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
together; at the same time; same; identical
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
never mind!; don't worry about it
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival