light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be greedy; to devour greedily
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
another time; some other time
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to put on airs; to assume importance
and yet; though; when; in spite of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish