to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
self-defense; self-defence
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
all one has; all one's possessions
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
personal; individual; private
square seal (companies, etc.)
officially registered seal
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
complementary; supplementary
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off