dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to come to one's senses; to calm down
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
at least; at most; (even) just
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
several types; several kinds; several species
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
retention; maintenance; preservation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
what with this and that; for a number of reasons