mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
such; like that; that sort of; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
big leakage; uncontained leak
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to be splendidly handsome
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ordinary; common; mediocre
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
since when; from when; how long
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
declaration; proclamation; announcement
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
war; battle; match; game; competition
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal