small; fine; detailed; stingy
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
rising; ascending; climbing
systematic; regular; routine
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
dozens; scores of; decades
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
dealing with; coping with
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to collect; to assemble; to gather
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely