light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
two times; twice; two degrees
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
literally; to the letter; literal
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
the other day; a few days ago
head; chief; boss; leader
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to become better; to improve
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
arbitration; intercession; mediation