light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
material; substance; matter
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest