silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
2nd day of the month; two days
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
singing voice; (sound of) singing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to stop (plug) one's ears
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
on board a ship; aboard a ship
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this sort of; this type of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to jar; to creak; to grate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in the meanwhile; during the time
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to jump from one thing to another
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard