judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
no matter how much time passes
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
decision; settlement; definition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to be needed; to be wanted
to concern; to be related
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
thought; consideration; thinking
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
height (of body); stature
innumerable; countless; numberless
semi-transparent; translucent
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects