(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to extend; to expand; to spread out
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
connection; link; relationship
successively; one after another
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to compete with; to vie for
difference; variation; difference
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint