light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to live; to reside; to inhabit
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lie down; to throw oneself down
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)