meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
interference; meddling; butting in
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
master; teacher; stable master
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
blow; hit (on the body); beating
expertise; experience; knowledge
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent