direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
simply; merely; only; solely
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
technique; art; skill; move
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bhava (becoming, existence)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
eternal; unlimited; endless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
such; like that; that sort of; very
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
had better ...; had better not ...
self-control; self-restraint
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
index finger; forefinger; second toe