light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
for this very reason; that is exactly why
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
heart pounding; chest tightening
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
questionnaire; survey; poll
how; in what way; how about
company president; manager; director
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't worry about it; forget about it
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
not caring; not giving a damn
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
intimacy; affection; familiarity
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
magazine; journal; periodical
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)