small; fine; detailed; stingy
almost; roughly; approximately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
individual; private person; personal; private
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
still; even now; to this day
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
correction; rectification; mending; repair
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
when it becomes; when it comes to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be helpful; to be useful
joint together; opposite; facing