to shed light; to cast light
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
Everyone is safe (all right)
disintegration; self-destruction
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
half and half; fifty-fifty
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
extract; excerpt; selection
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
poi (Maori style of performance art); poi (tethered weights used in poi performances)
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
nothing but; except; no more than
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management