soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
after school (at the end of the day)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to discuss; to talk together
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten