light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
penalty; sentence; punishment
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
superstition; superstitious belief
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
nature; property; disposition
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)