crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
leader; authority; mainstay
take care of yourself; get well soon
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to lean against; to set against
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question