softness; gentleness; weakness
black ground; black cloth
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(some) more; even more; longer; further
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed