light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
time; season; period; phase; stage
considerably; greatly; a lot
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
head of the student council; president of the student council
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now that you say that; now that you mention it
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state