serious; severe; grave; acute
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
resentment; indignation; anger
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
(necessary) personnel; required person
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to employ; to hire; to charter
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
precondition; prerequisite
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time