shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
long (time that has passed); old (story)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
maintenance; preservation; improvement
pointing out; identification
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
national traits or character; nationality
talking while standing; standing around talking
to be prolonged; to drag on
regional cuisine; local cuisine
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
freely; frankly; without reserve
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
reason; cause; circumstances
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
working for a company; being employed by a company
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages