small number; few; minority
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to increase; to add to; to augment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no, not like that (but like this)
(period of) a year; during an era
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
vocational school; technical school
future (usually near); prospects
(circuit) tester; micrometer
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes