betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
leading person; foremost figure
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
good humour (humor); good mood
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
university student; college student
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
magazine; journal; periodical
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly