to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
should; must; -able; probably; likely
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
fat (of meat); fatty meat
that's the way it is; such is life
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
though; notwithstanding; although
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud