light; easy; non-serious; minor
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
making an attempt; trial run
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
extremely; terrifically; super
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
classification; categorization; sorting
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
actual profit; practical use; benefit
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
(one's) current position; current location; present position
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
east, west, south and north
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
premature joy; short-lived elation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
sculpture; carved statue; graven image