for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
bento; Japanese box lunch
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
behaviour; behavior; conduct
normalization; normalisation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
back row; last row; rearmost row
biological younger sister
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
ancient times; prehistoric times
fashion sense; sense of fashion
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
peace; peace sign; V sign
digital versatile disc; DVD
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
current value; price; market value
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
to be greedy; to devour greedily
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
twig used in grafting; budwood