to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to speak; to say; to vocalize
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to set (sun); to become dark
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
that is to say; so that means
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to face on; to look out on to
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
torii; Shinto shrine archway
(made of) stone; stone-built
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode