to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
convenient; handy; useful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
opposite; reverse; contrary
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rapid development; rapid unfolding
forgetting; lapse of memory
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
settlement; solution; resolution
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
recommendation; endorsement
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)