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; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to turn towards; to point
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
agricultural community; farm village; rural
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)