fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to try all possible means
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to show up; to appear; to turn up
new and old; incoming and outgoing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
risky; dangerous; insecure
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)