small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
place; room; margin; scope
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to be needed; to be wanted
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
middle of the night; dead of night
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
main question; real issue at hand
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
but; however; provided that
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)