light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
han school; school established by a daimyo for educating the children of the domain's retainers
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
open field; empty lot; plain
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
basin (e.g. between mountains)
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
street at night; making a night journey
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty