simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
flour; meal; powder; heroin
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer