brilliant; bright; radiant
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to step over or across; to overcome
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
grudge; complaint; reproach
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in