sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to bring; to take; to bring about
(religious) faith; belief; creed
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to save; to leave over; to spare
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
reason; cause; circumstances
guess; speculation; supposition
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cut corners; to be shoddy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
literally; to the letter; literal
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to squeeze out; to wring out