thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
gradually; slowly but steadily
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
unusual space; other dimension
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly