kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
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 get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
age thirty; one's thirties
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
don't you think?; indicates question
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
from the beginning; from scratch
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
prefix for forming ordinal numbers