sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
how; in what way; by what means
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
consideration; taking into account
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
wounded person; injured person
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
final game; final games; the finals
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
pitching strength (of a team)
very important person; super star; super big shot
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
(medical) doctor; physician
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be found; to be discovered
stupid idiot; total moron
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
such; like that; that sort of; very
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby