brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
intermission (during a play, sumo, etc.); interval; temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance)
filtration; filtering; percolation
dry riverbed; river beach
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
living person; the living
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
(arch.) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); being in great demand
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
essence; true nature; substance; reality
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
wooden building; wooden architecture
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub