now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
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)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
considerably; fairly; quite
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
memory; sense; experience
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over