emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
maintenance; preservation; improvement
how long; how much; to what extent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
my personal (e.g. opinion)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to glare at each other; to confront each other
interference; intervention; meddling
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
from the beginning; from scratch