small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if so; in that case; in that situation
time; hour; period; class
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shake; to sway; to waver
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)