even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
quick work; (clever) feat
to be strangled; to be constricted
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
story; tale; talk; discussion
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to