smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
one thin flat object; one sheet
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
a little bit; a little while
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
serious; not joking; straight
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
overhasty; rash; premature
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close (one's eyes); to shut
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly