(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's impressions after reading a book
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be worried; to be troubled
while; during; while; although; all; both
editor (in publishing, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; talk; discussion
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
is something that; is that which
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
counter for books; volume
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
simple and clear; plain and simple
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial