emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
another time; some other time
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
pretext; pretense; pretence
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
mountain road; mountain trail
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to copy (down); to transcribe
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to be free; to be available
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
how many years; how long; what year
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
now that you say that; now that you mention it
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat