hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to bring back; to restore
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
very likely; very probable
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
choices; alternatives; options
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
banning of books; banned book
magic; sorcery; incantation
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square