simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
hello; good day; good afternoon
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
composed expression; clear face
all present; all concerned; all of us
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan