slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to shed light; to cast light
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
password; watchword; motto; slogan
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
scene; spectacle; sight; view
out of character; unlike one
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
what kind of; what sort of; what
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
middle of the night; dead of night
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to sell off; to sell completely
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to become dim; to become blurred
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
about when; about what time; how soon
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away