a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
farming implement; farm tools
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
legal; lawful; legitimate
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
compelling force; legal force
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
that day; the very same day
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
danger; peril; hazard; risk