listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to go underground; to go into hiding
an inch ahead; the immediate future
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
confidence; trust; faith; credit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
accumulation; accumulate; store
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to have a long life; to live a long time
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
health; healthy; sound; fit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)