cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
one by one; one each; one at a time
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
knitting; knitted material; crochet
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
paper silhouette cutout; paper knife
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
great swordsman; master fencer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to