few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
kimono fabrics shop; draper
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
river; stream; River; the ... river
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
anything and everything; just about everything
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and