firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
passion; temper; irritability
explosion; rupture; break off
importance; emphasis; stress
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sickroom; hospital room; ward
divide into four pieces; one fourth
government office; public office
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
surroundings; circumference
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
a pair (of shoes or socks)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
simple; plain; honest; unaffected; frank; unpretentious
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
clearness; clear understanding