roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
command; order; request; order (for an item)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
toying with; playing with; making a plaything of (someone); treating as a plaything; trifling with
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate