narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
all; entire; whole; altogether
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
not caring; not giving a damn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
short pause; short interval
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
again; once more; a second time