small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to pass (of time); to elapse
kakoi-te (comp. karuta); covering take; style of taking cards, mostly used for cards with long kimariji
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
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
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
nap; catnap; siesta; (arch.) stopping at an inn
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
narrow margin; slim margin
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to give one's everything; to do one's best
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
secret story; unknown episode
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
these guys; these fellows
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
completion; perfection; accomplishment
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
probability; likelihood; chances
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably