noun:

• 4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back - Sumo term

adverb:

• a little; a bit; slightly ➜ ちょっと

noun / ~する noun:

• getting irked; getting slightly ticked off - slang ➜ プチ・キレる

noun:

• someone whose state is slightly poorer than regular poverty ➜ ビンベスト・貧乏
• 2nd degree poverty

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to spring; to bound; to bounce
• to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to treat oneself to; to splurge on

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath ➜ 息が弾む【いきがはずむ】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to shine
• to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.) - from 面照る ➜ 曇る【くもる】

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; in a dither; in a panic; all shook up; helplessly - onomatopoeia
• sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice) - onomatopoeia

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to rebound; to recoil; to spring back up; to bounce back
• to splash
• to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

noun:

• sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) ➜ 正座【せいざ】

adverb / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while

expression / ichidan verb:

• to bow slightly; to make a slight bow

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to be slightly offended; to be somewhat irritated

adverb:

• a little; a bit; slightly ➜ ちょっと
• just a minute; for a moment; briefly ➜ ちょっと
• somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ➜ ちょっと

expression:

• something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); eye drops from the second floor [literal] - idiom

noun:

• cinnabar; vermillion; red; slightly-orange red
• red pigment (and ink made from same)
• red text (as used to correct documents)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• being moved (to tears); being touched (by); becoming sentimental - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.) - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy - onomatopoeia

noun / adjectival noun:

• unfinished; unripe; incomplete

noun:

• unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi ➜ 熟れ鮨
• noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya) ➜ 般若

adverb:

• a little; a bit; slightly
• just a minute; for a moment; briefly
• somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
• (not) easily; (not) readily - before a verb in negative form

interjection:

• hey!; excuse me

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse
• to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ さっぱり
• shapely; neatly; refinedly
• cleanly; without trouble
• clearly; plainly; distinctly ➜ はっきり
• completely; thoroughly ➜ すっかり
• not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly ➜ さっぱり

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera)
• to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.)
• to shift (position); to be slightly off

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
• to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
• to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast
• to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.) - from 面曇る ➜ 照る【てる】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate; to shift (position); to be out of sync.; to be slightly off; to be off-point

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
• to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
• to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
• to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
• to decrease (e.g. speed)
• (of a market price) to go down slightly