nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
you (plural); all of you; you all
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
soldier; combatant; warrior
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
still; even now; to this day
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
central part; heart (of a city)
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to become empty; to be emptied
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
one's person; around one's person
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely