light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
elementary level; beginner level
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
no!; no no!; no, not at all
just a minute; small quantity
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
walking heavily; lumbering
to go out and away; to leave
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand