recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
suffix for familiar person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase