standard; set; routine; decided
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
exposure to wind; severe criticism
hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
exaltation; emotional uplift
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
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 gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to become empty; to be emptied
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
state of mind; mentality; psychology
by sheer strength; by brute force
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
unfairness; injustice; partiality
mwahahaha (evil laughter)