by means of; due to; because of; according to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one grain; one drop; one bead
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from now; from this moment; henceforth
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
only; merely; but; no more than
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to this extent; to this degree; this much
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
one more time; once more; once again
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
impossibly hard video game
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake