what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to satisfy one's appetite
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
relatively; comparatively
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
difference; variation; difference
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)