hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rising diagonally up and to the right; growing; expanding; soaring
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
objection; dissent; protest
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
family; members of a family
letter; missive; note; mail
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
that day; the very same day
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly