increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
rationalization; justification
ready-made; off the shelf
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
ratio; proportion; percentage
otherwise; if not; or else
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
great hurry; great haste; rush
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
how many years; how long; what year
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to set (sun); to become dark
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
striking; remarkable; considerable
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action