unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
impossible; unlikely; improbable
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
that; the matter in question
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be surprised; to be astonished
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(not) even once; (not) ever
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indeed; really; truly; very much
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known