few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
government; administration; ministry
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
being left out; being ostracized
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be