to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to be prolonged; to drag on
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to rock; to shake; to swing
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
difficult to ...; hard to ...
job hunting; job searching
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
though; notwithstanding; although
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
thought; consideration; thinking
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do