small quantity; little; little while; short distance
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to concern; to be related
authority; power; function
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to rule; to govern; to administer