to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearing one's throat; cough
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
due form; official; formality
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
valuation basis; appraisal standard
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
this is why; this means; it is the case that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
ago; since; before; previous
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration