light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
pitch dark; total darkness
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
charcoal; charred remains
outward appearance; apparent
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
alternating; taking turns
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
indeed; really; truly; very much
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to close (one's eyes); to shut
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
early to bed early to rise
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to have an idea; to have a clue