small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
evening; night; nighttime
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
port city; harbor city; harbour city
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
though; notwithstanding; although
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
probe each other; sound each other out
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to surround; to crowd around
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish