light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
great physical power; animal strength
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
bragging; showing off; pride
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
from the viewpoint of; according to
existence; being; presence
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to unfold; to unroll; to open
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very