limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(physical) growth; development
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
but; however; provided that
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
don't worry about it; forget about it
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
one's post; place of work; workplace
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
viewing as a problem; problematizing
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
after childbirth; postpartum
chance; opportunity; occasion
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
private affairs; personal matter
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)