to remain; to stay (somewhere)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to congratulate; to celebrate
only extant copy; only existing copy
fully prepared; all ready
way (of doing); manner; method; means
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
that is to say; so that means
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
proper; right; reasonable
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
in the same manner as before; the same as always
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
even if not; even without
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
memory; sense; experience
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
society; the world; the times
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)