good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
waist; waistline; waist measurement
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
big frame; large figure; huge body
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
authority; power; influence
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
first part of a poem or verse
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
sincere; honest; faithful