few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
calculated; premeditated; considered
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
simply; merely; only; solely
classical form of martial art
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
interference; intervention; meddling
it is not (like that) either
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
admiration; wonder; astonishment
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
half and half; fifty-fifty
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)