relatively; comparatively
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to like; to love; to be fond of
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
the way one works; one's working manner
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
having said that; on the other hand
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
region; limits; stage; level
skill; dexterity; proficiency
technique; art; skill; move
such; this sort of; like this
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to not believe one's ears
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional