a little bit; a little while
light (e.g. colour, color)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
moving tale; impressive tale
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
earnestly; immediately; exactly
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
commander; general; leader
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be contrary to one's expectations
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
in respect of; in regards to; as for
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman