light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
until now; so far; up to the present
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
not necessarily so; is not always true
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
how; in what way; how about
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
myself; yourself; I; me; you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
big man; large man; tall man; giant
power; might; authority; influence
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse