a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
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
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
such ... as; or some such
this and that; one thing and another
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to collect information; to gather knowledge
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
at first; initially; in the beginning
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
way; method; means; resource; course
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
but; however; even though; even if
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
confusion; mixing; merger
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly