ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
hospitalization; hospitalisation
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
one-by-one; separately; in detail
being startled; getting a shock
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to join together; to combine; to join up
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
here and there; in places
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
opinion; point of view; visual point
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
up until now; as recently as the present
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture