the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to carry around; to carry on one's person
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
it's no joke; gimme a break!
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
strong-willed; strong of heart
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
a cut above; one step above
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be born; to come into the world
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)