to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
clamp; clasp; fastener; binding
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
speech; expression; wording; language
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to put into the mouth; to eat
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
piece; fragment; one (object)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might