several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to increase; to add to; to augment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
having said that; on the other hand
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
questionnaire; survey; poll
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
how long; how much; to what extent
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
maintaining the status quo
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
such; this sort of; like this