only; merely; just; at most; no more than
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; moor
innocent; not guilty; harmless
entertainment; performance
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
24 hours; twenty-four hours
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement; advocacy; promotion (of a belief); encouragement
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
night and day; all the time
depiction; description; portrayal
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
one by one; in detail; minutely
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
low wooden clogs; komageta
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued