small; fine; detailed; stingy
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
guaranteed; authentic; certified
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
rival; competitor; competition
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
still better; even better
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
frequency (of occurrence)
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
branch office; branch store
progress; advance; improvement; development
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to rebuild; to reconstruct
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
allocation; assignment; allotment
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
station; office; guardroom
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
head; chief; boss; leader
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable