beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
story; tale; talk; discussion
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
but; however; provided that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
what time; (lit.) which hour
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
just because; even if; even though
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
light; right; right field; right fielder
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly