worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
one's post; place of work; workplace
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
end; close; conclusion; termination
rather; better; instead; if anything
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
then; and (then); in that case; if so
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
more than usual; especially; particularly
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
single word; a few words; brief comment
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
radiant smile; contented smile
to watch steadily; to stare
to overflow from something full
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
boastful speech; bragging
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
program (e.g. TV); programme
to intervene; to stop (something)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs