a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
thorough; exhaustive; complete
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
arabiki; arabiki sausage; coarsely ground sausage
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
taste; liking; preference
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
calm; composed; cool; quiet
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how