small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
general public; the masses
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
notice; attention; observation
sympathy; compassion; pity
unknown; obscure; insignificant
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
society; company; the public; the world
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation; spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
treatment; service; handling; management
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
like this; this sort; this way