hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
nesting hole; burrow; den
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
processing plant; treatment plant
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to shout (in anger); to yell
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to mistake (A for B); to misread
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
sword; blade; single stroke
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
error of judgment; miscalculation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head