talking while standing; standing around talking
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to give; to do (something) for
to shake; to waver; to tremble
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
in accordance with; according to
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to get strong; to gain strength
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
protracted war; war of attrition
to lose a closely fought contest
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to work hard; to work diligently
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one