form of a retreating person's body
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
letter; missive; note; mail
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in the meanwhile; during the time
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
blow; shock; strike; batting
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
anticipation; expectation
encumbrance; burden; drag
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel