small; fine; detailed; stingy
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
older sister; elder sister
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
the last moment; the very end
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
quality (of a product or a service)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
forevermore; for eternity
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
number of votes obtained (polled)
adding up; totalling; totaling
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
support; backing; aid; assistance
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
comparatively; relatively
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to sew up; to sew together
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
cheap article; poor quality article