small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
shopping; purchased goods
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
every month; each month; monthly
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
how long; how far; how much
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned