a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
author; writer; novelist; artist
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feeling; sense; impression
why; how; for what reason
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Watanabe Jun'ichi (1933.10-)