hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
coming out (as gay, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
machine parts; machinery; equipment
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
greater than ...; bigger ...
number of persons; personnel
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
after the end (of something); post-
tool; implement; means; furniture
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
will not do; do not; does not
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
battlefield; battleground
setting a place; setting the table
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
thousands; several thousand
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
frequency (of occurrence)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn