confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
shading; shielding from light
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
smallish; on the small side
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
technical skill; ability; capacity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
many; much; plenty; hardly