(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
general; popular; common; typical
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
great laughter; burst of laughter
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to concern; to be related
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?