half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
children's story; fairy tale
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
speech; expression; wording; language
wherein; therein; thereinto
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
dozens; scores of; decades
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
just because; even if; even though
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
failure; mistake; blunder
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)