to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
increase and decrease; fluctuation
decrease; reduction; decline
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
preface; introduction; preamble
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
covert action; covert operations
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
group; party; team; squad; section
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
high rating; good reputation
low rating; bad reputation
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
weight (for scales); counterweight
discipline; training; teaching manners
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes