(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
disorder; disturbance; unrest
perfect; complete; flawless
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
originally; by nature; from the start
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to some extent; to a certain extent
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
body; physical system; (the) person
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
function; facility; faculty; feature
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hide; to keep to oneself
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fair and square; open and aboveboard
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in that manner; like that
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to watch over; to watch attentively