to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
it's no joke; gimme a break!
speaking voice; talking voice
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
beginning; clue; starting point
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to flare up; to fly into a rage
extremely dangerous; full of peril