to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
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)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
seventh day of the month; seven days
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to read the situation; to sense the mood
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
classification; categorization; sorting
to count; to include in the number
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
abstention; nonparticipation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
just now; at this moment; at this point of time