few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to bury; to embed; to implant
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
in succession; one by one
name; given name; first name
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
(period of) a year; during an era
in this way; thus; such; uh...
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
suffix for familiar person