reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to approach; to draw near
construction; establishment
correction; rectification; mending; repair
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to move around; to move about; to get around
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
word; term; language; speech
labor; labour; manpower; working force
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
stairs; stairway; staircase
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring