to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
be (that) as it may; having said that
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
maintenance; preservation; improvement
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
this for sure; certainly is
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
explosion; rupture; break off
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
marking; grading; scoring
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing