small; fine; detailed; stingy
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
wood (for building); lumber; timber
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
that's the way it is; such is life
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
suspicious-looking; fishy
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
way of speaking; intimation
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
fire hook; poker; slice bar
with a bang (clash, bump)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
small number; few; minority
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
extermination; annihilation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback