a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
cooperation; collaboration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
ball won in a game of pachinko
moderate; proper; just right
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
observation; survey; watching
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to have an eye on; to zero in on
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to satisfy the requirements
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness