light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
taste; palate; sense of taste
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
just a minute; small quantity
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bento; Japanese box lunch
sampling food; tasting; trying
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee