trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
again; once again; yet again
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
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
rather than; more ... than ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
operation; functioning; running
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
disintegration; self-destruction
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray