to boost; to force up; to push up
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
food crisis; food-supply crisis
imagination; supposition; guess
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
first meeting; first interview with
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
with these words; while saying
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
tune (melody, piece of music)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty