stirring; slight movement
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
contradiction; inconsistency
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
endurance; perseverance; patience
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
tension; mental strain; nervousness
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
out-sourcing; outsourcing
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
same; similar; (just) like; equal
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
general statement; outline
source of information; intelligence source; message source
meaning; significance; sense