active; positive; progressive; anode
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
at a stroke; with a single swoop
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
trembling with excitement
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
town-watches from the Edo period
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights