button (clothing); push-button
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
not necessarily so; is not always true
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to start working; to take action
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
this occasion; at this time; now
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
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
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under