action; operation; effect; function
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to look around; to survey
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
share; portion; quota; cut
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
be (that) as it may; having said that
determination; conviction
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to make a list; to enumerate
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
preservation; retainment; keeping
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to find out; to discover; to locate
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known