small; fine; detailed; stingy
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
thin India ink; diluted ink
embodiment; realization; materialization
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
beginning; outset; first; onset
if you do this; if this is the case
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
intelligence; intellect; brains
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
near; close by; within reach; familiar
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
tips of one's hair; hair ends
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression