in comparison to; rather than
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
again; once more; a second time
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined