few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
adds force or indicates command
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
though; notwithstanding; although
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
even though; despite; when
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
all you want; as much as one wants
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
gem; jewel; precious stone
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history