diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to put into the mouth; to eat
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
three; three years of age
power; might; authority; influence
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to attack; to assault; to assail
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep