small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
inside; interior; inner part
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
spine; backbone; spinal column
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
so; like this; in this way
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
self-control; self-restraint
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern