soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
second (supplementary) sound channel
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
surname; family name; last name
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses
equality; impartiality; evenness
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to beat to death; to kill
to shout (in anger); to yell
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to add (to); to add on; to append
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever