easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
housing district; residential district
instant; moment; for an instant
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
police; police officer; police station
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
mass communication; mass media
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
than; from; out of; except; but; more
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
second-year student; biennial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
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 bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback