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 deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
serious; not joking; straight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; like that; that sort of; very
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
corridor; hallway; passageway
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned