to shed light; to cast light
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to cross the line; to go too far
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to awake from one's sleep
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
absorption; suction; attraction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to become misty; to become hazy
two-way communication; bidirectional communication
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
confidence; trust; faith; credit
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)