drawing a figure; drawing a diagram; construction
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
true (inner) skin; corium; derma; cutis
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
Ministry of Revenue (Tang-dynasty China)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
boastful speech; bragging
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
thickness; profundity; depth
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
exception; exclusion; to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product)
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
cough suppressant; antitussive drug; cough medicine
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother