light; easy; non-serious; minor
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
direct unforked road; straight path
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
detached; aloof; indifferent
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
strong person; the strong; the powerful
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
tag (children's game); tig
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
in advance; beforehand; previously
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering