soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to torment; to harass; to tease
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to attack; to assault; to assail
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream