small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
separate; scattered; apart
again; once more; a second time
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
smoothly; easily; readily
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to waste time; to kill time
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if it is the case that ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
waste of time; killing time
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)