a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
and yet; though; when; in spite of
temporary; transitory; short-lived
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
oxidizing agent; oxidant; oxidizer
inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
flame (color, colour); flame scarlet; bright reddish; orange
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while