completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
club activities; extracurricular activities
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
club activities; extracurricular activities
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
sports ground; sports oval
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
pioneer; settler; colonist
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
soccer club (at a school); football club