small quantity; little; little while; short distance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
reason; cause; circumstances
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
interval; break; pause; spare moment
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
war; fighting; fierce competition
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
disputed territory; conflict area
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
evident; plain; distinct; clear
same; similar; (just) like; equal
very young; little; childish; immature
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.