ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
apron (waist-down); waist apron
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
killing time; staving off boredom
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
principle; theory; fundamental truth
outward appearance; looks
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters