few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to save; to leave over; to spare
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
use; utilization; utilisation; application
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage (also whale etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of