body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
full-length portrait or statue
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
right beside; close to; nearby
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
tradition; legend; folklore
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
ill will; malice; evil intent
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
memory; sense; experience
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
business; errand; nature of one's business
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to feel oneself indebted to
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct