few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to find out; to discover; to locate
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to take; to catch; to capture
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
if it is the case that ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
decision; determination; resolution
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
what happens twice will happen thrice
to say; to be called; to do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving