to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
basin (e.g. between mountains)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
self-torturing; masochistic
tradition; legend; folklore
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to gain fame; to make one's name
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
information; experience; knowledge; observation
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to go into the minutest details
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
at that time; in those days
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to become animated; to liven up; to become active