just a minute; small quantity
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too much; excessively; too
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to become possible; to become able to (do)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
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
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wherein; therein; thereinto
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)