small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
river surface; surface of a river
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
honesty; sincerity; frankness
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
nice; likeable; desirable
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
summary; generalization; generalisation
sixth day of the month; six days
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
Vladimir; Vladimir (Russia); Vladimirskaya
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored