light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
bill (at a restaurant); check
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up