several people; a few people
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
defense; defence; protection
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to pause; to have a short intermission
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly