loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
letting (someone) die without helping
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
with a click; with a snap
stealthily; secretly; in secret
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
three; three years of age