hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
wherein; therein; thereinto
to show up; to appear; to turn up
pleasant feeling; good feeling
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
root; source; origin; cause
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
hard to get; hard to come by
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising