to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to mark the end; to spell the end
musical composition; tune
(traditional) festival music
voting; ballot; poll; vote
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
manly; masculine; like a man
manner (with others); attitude
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
affable; sociable; friendly
dreams; visions; phantasms
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
longing for; burning desire
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate