light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
two (long cylindrical things)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to make sense; to be meaningful
to give the stamp of approval
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely