maintenance; preservation; improvement
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
strong pressure; heavy pressure
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
to squash; to crush; to flatten
normalcy; normality; normal
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
near; nearby; not far off
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend