guard; sentinel; garrison
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nothing but; except; no more than
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
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
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience