cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
results; record; grades; marks
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
continuation; succession; series; continuous
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to rest one's chin in one's hands
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in its entirety; whole; wholly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
don't you think?; indicates question
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while