light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
trunk (of the body); soma
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
classical form of martial art
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
fencing; art of wielding swords
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
body; physique; build; stature
physical strength; muscle strength
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
usually; under usual circumstances
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
mutation; change; transition
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
shyness; bashfulness; shame
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry