to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wish; desire; request; prayer
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
forevermore; for eternity
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
pointing out; identification
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
invisibly; secretly; privately
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
thought; consideration; thinking
way of speaking; intimation
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown