superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run down (stairs, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
promotional video; music video
as; because; with; due to
to pierce through; to break through
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
bedside; near one's pillow
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
March; third month of the lunar calendar
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant