blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
one thin flat object; one sheet
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to face; to go towards; to head towards
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
manners; behavior; behaviour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to repeat; to do something over again
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout