drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to count up; to enumerate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
senior high school; high school
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance