grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
control; management (e.g. of a business)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
until now; so far; up to the present
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
failure; mistake; blunder