another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
no, not like that (but like this)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
verbalizing; putting into words
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(United States of) America; USA
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
rice cultivation; rice crop
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
environment; circumstance
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
power; authority; jurisdiction
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
competing companies; rival companies
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall