retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to make sense; to be meaningful
hostility; animosity; enmity
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have one cup of sake after another
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
farming implement; farm tools
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent