to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
after that; afterwards; thereafter
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
even though; despite; when
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
student accommodation; student dormitory
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
each house; every house; many houses
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat