light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get hungry; to become hungry
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
the other day; lately; recently
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
and then; and so; and; so then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
end; close; conclusion; termination
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell