small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated