lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
the place for; the time for; the level of
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
insight; power of observation
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
pull; patronage; tug; discount
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
motive power; driving force
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking