daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
if it is the case that ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
sign; indication; omen; symptom
reason; cause; circumstances
weak point; unskillfulness
plural; multiple; several
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cooperation; coordination; link
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision