small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
lightly; easily; carelessly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
back street; back alley; off-street
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to blacken; to make black
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
really; truly; indeed; good grief
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist