floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
(dead) end; end of the line
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
terrain; geographical features; topography
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
length (of an animal); body length
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
top of the head; crown of the head
breaking off; snapping off
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to set a watch; to post guards
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus