small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
column shape; cylinder; columnar
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
reason; grounds; circumstances
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
pressure; oppression; suppression
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in order; in turn; one by one
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
full length; total length; overall length
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of