even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
just one person; only one
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
duty; function; office; mission; task
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
preference; priority; precedence
sales promotion; hard selling
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
it is not (like that) either
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down