few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
patience; endurance; perseverance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to care for someone; to look after someone
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
main street; avenue; boulevard
to go past; to pass; to pass by
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
extremely; very; really; super; so
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
while; during; while; although; all; both
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
notice; attention; observation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)