thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
movements; sitting and standing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
(medical) doctor; physician
to say; to be called; to do
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
remote mountain; mountain recesses
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means