derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sympathy; compassion; pity
straight-laced person; stubborn person
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(very) patient; persevering
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
how; in what way; by what means
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
decoration; ornament; trimmings
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
being concerned about or mindful of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be able to manage somehow or another