stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
receptionist; reception woman
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to feel; to sense; to experience
understood; I see; OK; present; here
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit