(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to throw at; to turn; to raise
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
intelligence gathering; information gathering
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
penalty; sentence; punishment
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
grasp; catch; understanding
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!