letter; missive; note; mail
the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
you could say; you might say; verging on the
firmly rooted; deep-seated
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to be boiled; to be cooked
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
while; during (the time when)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
how long; how far; how much
nightlife; night amusements
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress