poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
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
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
acceleration; speeding up
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
beginning; outset; first; onset
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic