few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
while; during; while; although; all; both
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
both hands; both arms; ten
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tacit; unspoken; implicit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to talk; to chat; to chatter
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
feeling; sense; impression
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)