soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to feel; to sense; to experience
decoration; ornament; trimmings
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
(walking) stick; cane; wand
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
anything and everything; just about everything
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
physical education; PE; gym (class)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
everyday life; daily life
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student