minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
advance; moving forward; progress
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
progress; advance; improvement; development
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
ups and downs; up-and-down
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
winding (e.g. electrical); winding; curving; hair style with tightly wound curls
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
carrying voice; well-projected voice