stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
confidence; trust; faith; credit
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
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 set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
why; how; for what reason
don't you think?; indicates question
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend