a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
anything and everything; just about everything
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
trial product; prototype model
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
individual; one by one; separate; each
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
sunlight; rays of the Sun
many; numerous; various; large number of
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
old man; venerable gentleman
practice; practising; experience