shallow knowledge; superficial learning
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
(sound of one's) heartbeat
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
calling by name; designation; nomination
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
broken; intermittent; disconnected
genuine; authentic; true; pure
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
whistle (sound made with the lips)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
extremely talented; very gifted
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
lacking a plan; haphazard
gentle; mild; meek; tender
in the same manner as before; the same as always
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
suffocation; choking; asphyxia