soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
not counted (in the score); not tallied
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
and yet; though; when; in spite of
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
otherwise; if not; or else
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means