to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
gradually; slowly but steadily
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
review (of learned material); revision
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to increase; to add to; to augment
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to live; to make a living; to get on with
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
else; in addition; besides
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy