small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bank; banking institution
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no loss or gain; coming out even
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to be conspicuous; to stand out
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
business; trade; operations; sales
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink