bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to lie deep in; to extend far back
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
steep slope; steep incline
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning