few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
such; like that; that sort of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to need; to call for; to require
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difference; variation; difference
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
influence; effect; impact
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
head of the student council; president of the student council
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scenery; scene; landscape
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation