process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
several sheets (flat objects)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
meaning; significance; sense
business use; business purposes
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
spare time; free time; leisure time
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to differ; to vary; to disagree
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
insertion; incorporation; infixing
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
it's been a long time; long time no see
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability