light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
study; diligence; discount; reduction
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
originally; by nature; from the start
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
senior high school student
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner