light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to rock; to shake; to swing
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to fight against; to oppose; to face
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
for the first time in one's life
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
just one person; only one
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interest (in something); enthusiasm
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
what's the matter?; what's wrong?