light; easy; non-serious; minor
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be enchanted; to be charmed
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to pile up; to accumulate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
otherwise; if not; or else
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to begin; to set about; to start