bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
infection; contagion; becoming infected
early (days); initial stage; initial
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
please (give me); please (do for me)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; physique; build; stature
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge