soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
way; method; means; resource; course
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
concreteness; feasibility
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
thin board; veneer; thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less); thin cloth; square wooden vase stand