(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
extremely; terrifically; super
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to pull in (fish); to land
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)