small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
at; in; at; when; by; with
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
application; request; petition
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
grudge; complaint; reproach
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
blow; hit (on the body); beating
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
considerably; greatly; a lot
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
everything; anything; nothing
all you have to do is; just; that's all
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with