support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
individualism; egoism; selfishness
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend