adjectival noun / noun:

• dry (esp. as in not wet or as in dry humour)

particle:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

particle:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed ➜ さえ

expression / adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• in the same manner as before; the same as always

expression:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed ➜ さえ

expression:

• even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed ➜ すら

expression / noun:

• perfectly white skin (woman); skin as white as snow ➜ 雪肌【ゆきはだ】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to get thin; to taper off

noun:

• thin arm
• meager income; meagre income

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lose weight; to become thin

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight Antonym: 骨太

noun:

• thinly made noodles; thin-pulled noodles

noun:

• chopped wood; wood chips
• thin shingles - abbreviation ➜ こけら板

noun:

• orbital floor (thin bone floor of eye socket)

noun:

• clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

noun:

• Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)

noun:

• Hakuho period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)

noun:

• bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools) ➜ 予鈴

noun:

• samurai and commoners
• normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)

noun:

• people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel) ➜ 稗官

noun:

• passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)

noun:

• instant noodles (sold in a soft plastic packaging, as opposed to cup noodles) ➜ カップ麺

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside - Sports term

noun:

• anomaly; angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun - Astronomy term