small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearing one's throat; cough
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to peel; to skin; to pare
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to shake one's head (in denial)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed