light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
corridor; hallway; passageway
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
door; gate; opening; title page
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
inside; interior; inner part
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling