Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
sense of values; values; value system
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
other side; opposite side; other party
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
exploitation; overuse; abuse
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
millilitre; milliliter; ml
capacity; volume; capacitance
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
colorless and transparent
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
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)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
public holiday; celebration (of)
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
beginning; opening; start; outset
to talk big (about); to talk boastfully (about); to talk overconfidently (about); to make a bold statement (about)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
long-awaited; much-awaited
to be conspicuous; to stand out