grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter