lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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 obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
space (room, area, outer space)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
please (give me); please (do for me)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
upper half of the body; upper body
to rock; to shake; to swing
originally; by nature; from the start
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall