sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
street at night; making a night journey
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
full-face diving mask which seals the whole face from the water
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt