in that manner; like that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to do together; to share; to participate in
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
research expenses; research costs
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
almost every day; almost daily
continuation; succession; series
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
up until now; as recently as the present
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful