to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
defense; defence; protection
(committee) chairman; president
whole story; full picture; full particulars
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
cooking; food preparation
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to thrust down; to push off
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
common people; ordinary people; masses
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
worthy of special mention
deterioration; changing for the worse
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
much less; to say nothing of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy