scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
proposal; proposition; suggestion
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to throw open; to leave open
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to trample flat; to beat a path
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism