light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about