a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
talking while standing; standing around talking
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to jump up and down; to hop
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
both (people); the two of them
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
question; inquiry; enquiry
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
watchful waiting; careful supervision
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station