little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
insubordination; outlawry
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
development; exploitation
almost; roughly; approximately
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
moron; idiot; stupid person
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
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
despair; desperation; abandonment
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful