small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
out of character; unlike one
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
true character; real nature
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly