approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be lacking in options; to be too few
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
reaction; response; reaction
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
throng; gathering of people
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to be surprised; to be astonished
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to give the stamp of approval
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
amount of money; sum of money
fundraising; financing; cash flow
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
serious; severe; grave; acute
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally