light; faint; pale; fleeting
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
nervousness; oversensitivity
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
at work; in the midst of work; working
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
business hours; opening hours; office hours
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
thought; consideration; thinking
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
moment by moment; hour by hour
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest