grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
discovery; detection; finding
honorific/polite/humble prefix
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to begin to walk; to set out
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
the way back; the way home; return trip
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
something; some kind of; for some reason