gentle; mild; meek; tender
art of war; strategy; tactics
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
speech; expression; wording; language
person of common sense; common sense man
reason; cause; circumstances
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to run about; to rush about
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
falling in love; attachment
presumption; assumption; estimation
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
content-free chat; idle gossip
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity