light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
since then; from that time; ever since
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
matcha; powdered green tea
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?