light; right; right field; right fielder
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
eighth month of the lunar calendar
moment by moment; hour by hour
coincident with; while; simultaneously
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
comparatively; relatively
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment