trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
one grain; one drop; one bead
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be injured; to sustain a wound
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
surroundings; environs; circumference
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to step forward; to take a step forward
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress