light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
many; much; plenty; hardly
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
food and drink; eating and drinking
bento; Japanese box lunch
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon