to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to dispose of; to sell off
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to feel oneself indebted to
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
public power; governmental authority
hard (life); tough (world)
to blow through; to blow across
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to be charged with a mission
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
from the viewpoint of; according to
elder sister; effeminate man
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
living room (Japanese-style)