ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
act of mercy; helping another person
light; faint; pale; fleeting
powder snow; powdery snow
light; easy; non-serious; minor
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
space; interval; space character; whitespace
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
minority group (party); minority
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
richly colored; richly coloured
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
someone's looks and personal appearance
to miss a chance; to fail to do
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
world history; international history
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to fold up; to fold into layers
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
one or two; a few; small number
macro; macro (instruction)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view