retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
apparently; appears to be
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
planning; project; plan; design
just because; even if; even though
festival; feast; carnival
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
no!; no no!; no, not at all
the other day; some time ago; recently
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
heir; inheritor; successor
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
increase the number of trains in operation; increase bond issues
study tour; guided visit; field trip
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
incessant working; working non-stop
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
four (long cylindrical things)