needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
forgetting; lapse of memory
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
3rd day of the month; three days
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rather than; more ... than ...
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any