few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
art of self-defense (defence)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
than; from; out of; except; but; more
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter