silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to happen to hear; to overhear
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be filled to bursting; to burst
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
radiant smile; contented smile
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to make one's rounds; to patrol
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
reserve equipment; backup unit; spare