not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
of course; certainly; naturally
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
coming and going; commuting
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
by myself; in person; by oneself
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
window frame; window sill
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
the place for; the time for; the level of
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate