storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to be caught (of a wild animal, fish, baseball, etc.); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
to grow up; to become an adult
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
senior; elder; person older than oneself
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
being up to the person himself
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
now that you say that; now that you mention it
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
memory; ability to remember
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
headquarters; head office; main office
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye