slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
intention; idea; inclination; wish
another; different; something else
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
grasp; catch; understanding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk