(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
interruption; suspension; break
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
self-consciousness; self-awareness
considerably; fairly; quite
single word; a few words; brief comment
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so; like this; in this way
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
calm; composed; leisurely
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
Island; insula; island; islet
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
carefree; free from worry
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
major leaguer; major league player
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
future (usually near); prospects
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion