light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be perturbed; to be agitated
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to see through; to see the true nature of something
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
clear; precise; definite; distinct
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
boisterously; roughly; briskly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
on one hand; on the other hand
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to rock; to shake; to swing
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
now that; since; so long as; because
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
though one didn't intend (expect) to
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to pass (of time); to elapse
the same as always; day after day