so slight as to be all but non-existent
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
infant; baby; little child
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to repeat; to do something over again
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
one's younger days; when one was young
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
powerful family; powerful clan
in succession; one by one
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
major powers of the world; great powers
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to boost; to force up; to push up
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
dominion; territory; possession
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early