small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pregnancy; conception; gestation
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to discuss; to talk together
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
all present; all concerned; all of us
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)