small quantity; little; little while; short distance
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
time; hour; period; class
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hundred battles; many battles
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
grasp; catch; understanding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
technical skill; ability; capacity
concealment; suppression; hiding
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
development; exploitation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
of course; certainly; naturally
expanded functionality; extended functionality; expansion (software)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of