small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
single word; a few words; brief comment
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
leisure; leisure time; spare time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
meaning; significance; sense
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
Japanese film; Japanese painting
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature