strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
apparent; obvious; very clear
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot
gradually; slowly but steadily
left breast; left side of the chest
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to shave off; to scrape off
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
high-quality goods; choice goods
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
vitality; (one's) life force
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment