little finger; pinky; little toe
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
historical play; period drama
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to take off one's clothes; to undress
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
loveable; very likeable; like very much
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
partly open; in half bloom
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to let slip; to slide; to glide
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out