small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
particularly; only; in the case of
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
rather; sooner; preferably
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
waste of time; killing time
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to affect; to impact; to influence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
at that time; in those days
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to badger; to pester; to beg
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something