astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
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 pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
feeling; sense; impression
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
actor; actress; player; performer
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival