when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
number of persons; personnel
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
large number (of); many; majority
to claim victims; to leave casualties
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
happy memory; sweet memory
resolute; determined; bold
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
consoling the spirits of the dead
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
tide; current; tendency; trend
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
discussion; argument; debate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
every year; yearly; annually
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
central part; heart (of a city)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
report card; result sheet
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank