to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
program (e.g. TV); programme
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(positive) economic effect
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
performer; entertainer; celebrity
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
meeting; greeting; welcome
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
whichever one chooses; either way
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass