soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
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
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
riverside; edge of a river
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
fragment; one of the group or party
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
body tissue; body composition
aquatic (life); living in the water