to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be silent; to say nothing
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
regret; repentance; remorse
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
main cause; primary factor
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
animated cartoon; animated film
script; libretto; scenario
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)