accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
ability; performance; efficiency
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
lightly; easily; carelessly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
you (plural); all of you; you all
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
to entrust; to leave to a person
(religious) faith; belief; creed
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred