to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
ability; capability; skill
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to refer to; to use as reference
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to look away; to avert one's eyes
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
personal; individual; private
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
preface; introduction; preamble
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
serious; not joking; straight
wetting; love affair; lover
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants