small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
influence; clout; leverage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
both; both sides; both parties
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
future (usually near); prospects
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
and; thereupon; because of that
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not so) much; (not) very
to be worried; to be troubled
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clearly; distinctly; vividly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
choices; alternatives; options
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to form a pair; to pair up
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
at least; at most; (even) just
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug