very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
decision; determination; resolution
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
menu; schedule; program; menu
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
consequently; as a result
murder; killing; murderer
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
instead; but (on the other hand)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something