to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
ID card; identification card
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
crew member; crewman; crew
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
nothing but; except; no more than
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
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)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like