small quantity; little; little while; short distance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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
to pass (of time); to elapse
in the meanwhile; during the time
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
imagination; supposition; guess
in comparison to; rather than
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
degeneration; retrogression
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
general; popular; common; typical
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
world; society; people; the public
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
explanation; interpretation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be able (to); to be possible (to)