a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
calm; composed; leisurely
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
ultimate; final; last; eventual
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
small number; few; minority
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to raise one's voice; to shout
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately