to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to work hard; to work diligently
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
reading partway; leaving half-read
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
Pocket Monsters; Pokemon (RPG series)
lined curtain; opaque curtain
ability; performance; efficiency
social life; social intercourse
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
shading; shielding from light
having an ancient and honorable origin
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
smallish; on the small side
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
creation; generation; formation; derivation
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
ancient time; age of the gods
value; preciousness; nobility
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami