to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
correction; looking over; touching up
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
pronunciation; production of sound
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to triumph; to be elated with success
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
various countries; various regions; various provinces