minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to scrape off; to shave off
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
wound suffered in a fight
godparent; first person to give something its name
different opinion; objection
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
chatter mark (machine tools)
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
shudder; shiver; agitation
joint struggle; common (united) front
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
convenience; handiness; usefulness
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
telecommunication equipment
solution; solution strategy
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
topless; monokini (topless swimsuit)
present form; present tense
self-inflicted injury, loss, etc.