lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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)
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
calm; composed; cool; quiet
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
because of; owing to; due to
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to rush over; to run up to
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
interior; inside; internal
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about