slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
sleeping comfort or snugness
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
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
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
finally; barely; only just; gradually
half the body; half length
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment
palatial residence; stately mansion
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
high knee (exercise drill where one brings one's knees up high while walking or running)
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary; heart and lung machine
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)