to come to an end; to lower the curtain
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become dim; to become blurred
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
memory; sense; experience
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to jump up and down; to hop
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
covered with; stained; smeared
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state