any more; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
environment; circumstance
unconditional command; must-obey order
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
very important person; VIP
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
headquarters; head office; main office
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
in the same way as; just like
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations