real thing; original; actual
sharing; share (on social media); market share
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
remaining quantity; residual quantity
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
stomach acid; gastric acid
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
capacity; volume; capacitance
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by