light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
how long; how far; how much
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
matter for great congratulation
amount of money; sum of money
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be profitable; to yield a profit
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pull in (fish); to land
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
power; might; authority; influence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
previous engagement; prior contract
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float