labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
dining; dining room; meal
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
educational system; school system
fully prepared; all ready
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
24th day of the month; 24 days
how to keep fit; how to stay healthy; health management method
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
clearly; distinctly; vividly
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
26th day of the month; 26 days
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
for today; for the time being
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to summon courage; to be brave
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
willpower; energy; vitality