Europe and America; the West
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to have meaning; to be meaningful
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
notice; notification; report; posting
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
surveillance camera; security camera
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
it is I who should say so
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
no, not like that (but like this)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
at once; immediately; right now
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)