a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
practice; practising; training; study
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
way out; means to escape; escape route
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
price; cost; value; worth; value
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
speaking voice; talking voice
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then