to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
fragile article; breakables; broken article
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
body; physique; build; stature
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)