to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
beginning; outset; first; onset
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be surprised; to be astonished
change; transition; vicissitudes
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
considerably; fairly; quite
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to accept (a thing) with thanks
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor