to brighten; to grow light
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
silence (not speaking); muteness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to be able to manage somehow or another
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to become an expert; to be master at
that's true; of course; obviously
just one person; only one
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be conspicuous; to stand out
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate