thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to take a breath; to take a short rest
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
simple honesty; tactless frankness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
normalcy; normality; normal
a few years ago; some years back
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
stillness; repose; standing still
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out