time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
the way one works; one's working manner
main purpose; primary objective
with a start; with a jump
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
at work; in the midst of work; working
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to make a speech; to address
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
no, not like that (but like this)
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to be in focus; to come into focus
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
foreign; abroad; overseas
establishment; settlement
pardon me for leaving (first)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
whispered conversation; whispering
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing