to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
calamity; disaster; accident
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
riskiness; (level of) danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...