few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to watch over; to watch attentively
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances