expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
position; job; employment; opening
to be too numerous; to be too much
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
(maximum) load; load capacity; loading capacity; carrying capacity
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
supply vessel; replenishment oiler; replenishment vessel
to accept; to receive; to agree
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to become settled; to be fixed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
stagnation; hindrance; delay
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
way (of doing); manner; method
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
unprecedented; never seen before
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
one's post; place of work; workplace
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
tool; implement; means; furniture
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
soon; shortly; nearly; almost