slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
without permission; without notice
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat