low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
reality; actuality; hard fact
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
nothing but; except; no more than
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
eye for people; ability to judge character
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
(your) judgment; discernment
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to talk to oneself; to mutter
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to be thrilled; to be excited
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
uninhabited island; desert island
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility