light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
premarital sexual relations (intercourse)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
proposal; offer; request; application
jealousy; roasted rice cake
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured