to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to repeat; to do something over again
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to pile up; to accumulate
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to give the stamp of approval
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to farm; to cultivate a field
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
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)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
convenient; handy; useful
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking