thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
light; right; right field; right fielder
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
police; police officer; police station
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to run through; to run past
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
home area; home town; local
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
retention; maintenance; preservation