morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
dodgy dealings; monkey business
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
contract; compact; agreement
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
surveillance camera; security camera
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
nice; likeable; desirable
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
frequency (of occurrence)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration