dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
index finger; forefinger; second toe
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
perception; sensing; noticing
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
right in the center (centre)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
very; much; greatly; a lot of