a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the last moment; the very end
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to revise (amend) the law
I couldn't care less; not caring less
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
elopement; running away with a lover
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
way of speaking; intimation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
tattling; telling on (someone)