noun:

• type of sushi with vinegared fish and rice lightly pressed overnight

noun:

• lightly-armored soldier
• soldier of low rank

noun:

• lightly re-dyeing something with indigo

expression / adjective:

• lightly seasoned ➜ 味の薄い

adverb / ~と adverb:

• lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly - onomatopoeia
• (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily - onomatopoeia

noun:

• lightly pickled vegetables

~の noun / noun:

• lightly salted

noun:

• lightly deep-fried (food, esp. tofu) - Food term ➜ 揚げ出し豆腐

expression:

• easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• underpopulated area; lightly-populated area

expression / ichidan verb:

• to not take seriously; to take lightly

expression / noun:

• formidable person; shrewd person; someone not to be taken lightly; person of no common order
• certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone
• that sort of person; that kind of person - archaism

noun:

• grazing; touching lightly
• squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

noun:

• underpopulated area; lightly-populated area

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make light of; to hold lightly
• to overwhelm (e.g. opponent)

noun:

• kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking ➜ 煎茶【せんちゃ】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly
• to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

adverb / ~と adverb:

• hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
• to peck at (one's food); to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on; to put up to

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge ➜ 突く【つつく】
• to peck at (one's food); to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on; to put up to

adjective:

• sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
• fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
• lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
• naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient ➜ 甘く見る
• half-hearted; not finished properly
• insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
• mild
• tempting; enticing; luring ➜ 甘い言葉

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• rare; uncommon; unusual ［レア・レアー］
• rare; lightly cooked ［レア・レアー］

noun:

• rhea (bird of family Rheidae)
• Rhea (Greek goddess)
• Rhea (moon of Saturn) ［レア］ - Astronomy term

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers) - onomatopoeia
• something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• punctuation marks such as the dakuten
• Chonchon; South American mythical bird - From

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder
• to deceive; to trick; to cheat
• to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly
• to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)
• to do (something) while no one is looking - often as 目をかすめて
• to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate - archaism