mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to snatch from; to steal from
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to make a list; to enumerate
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
for a while; for some time; for a period
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper