light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beginning; outset; first; onset
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
name; given name; first name
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
attendance; presence; appearance
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; this sort of; like this
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
reaction; response; reaction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
obi; kimono sash; band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
pupil; student; schoolchild
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
such; like that; that sort of; very
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago