simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to turn towards; to point
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
calm; composed; cool; quiet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
tone (of voice); manner of talking
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it hasn't been long since
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion