moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
average; ordinary; normal
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
war; fighting; fierce competition
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
vent; exhaust opening; exhaust port
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point