to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to fight a battle; to have a fight
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
being concerned about or mindful of
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to not take seriously; to take lightly
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
contest; comparison; competition
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
success or failure; outcome; result
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
halting (speech); faltering; stammering