factory; plant; mill; workshop
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mega- (i.e. 10^6); mega; enormous; huge
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
how; in what way; by what means
senior high school student
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
in the morning; during the morning
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
settlement; solution; resolution
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
contradiction; inconsistency