frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
consequence; outcome; result; blame
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
first meeting; first interview with
while; during (the time when)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
together; mutually; fellow
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
senior high school; high school
vocational school; technical school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
recruitment advertisement
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
river; stream; River; the ... river
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to put one's hand on; to touch