few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
by means of; due to; because of; according to
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
security firm; security company
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
witnessing; observing; sighting
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in succession; one by one
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
thorough; exhaustive; complete
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess