to anticipate; to foresee
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to squash; to crush; to flatten
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
preservation; retainment; keeping
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
vitality; energy; dynamism
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)