to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
opposite bank; farther shore
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to strike out; to start swimming
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
considerably; fairly; quite
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to come back (to); to return to a starting point