to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
upper half of the body; upper body
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
very young; little; childish; immature