small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to turn away
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
care; precaution; guarding; caution
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
very; extremely; excessively
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
study; research; investigation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
individual; private person; personal; private
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
space (room, area, outer space)