dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
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 turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
second (unit of time); arc second
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
as you see; as you can see
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
personal feelings; self-interest
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
return; conclusion; reduction
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time; hour; period; class
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
electricity; (electric) light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely