(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
flour; meal; powder; dust
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
until now; so far; up to the present
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
image; figure; figure; form; image
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
length (of an animal); body length
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
metre; meter; meter; gauge
name; given name; first name
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively