sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to raise one's voice; to shout
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
selling out; being sold out
one's share; one's portion
(someone else's) daughter
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
belief; faith; conviction
based on; on the basis of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling