to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
countermeasure; counter-measure
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
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
decrease; reduction; decline
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to fill (a glass) with water
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
trend of the times; way things are going
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
a little bit; a little while
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
training (animals); breaking (animals)
bashful person; very shy person
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
funeral hall; ceremony site
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to have learning; to be educated