incompetent; have no merit
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(not so) much; (not) very
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
had better ...; had better not ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
pressure; oppression; suppression
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to apologize; to apologise
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)