mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; failure to thrive
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
feeble-minded child; poor scholar
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
right beside; close to; nearby
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)