small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
person concerned; interested party; related party
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
night duty; night shift; night work
the whole day; all the day
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
just past noon; afternoon
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
although I say; although one might say; although called
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
many; much; plenty; hardly
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to spend time (on doing something)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
it is I who should say so
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage