floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shed light; to cast light
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long hair (usu. of a man)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
brown; light brown; tawny
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(distinction of) sex; gender
general idea; concept; notion
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
height (of a person); stature
build; physique; frame; constitution
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
demanding; difficult; strict
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only