small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
witnessing; observing; sighting
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what's what; heads or tails
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job