few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
northern part; the north (of a region)
deserted village; poor village
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bringing; taking; carrying
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
gossip; corner of the mouth
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
laxative; purgative; evacuant
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
drinking bout; merrymaking
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself