hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
in its entirety; whole; wholly
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to worry about the future
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
communality; community; having something in common
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
Buddhist country; the land of Buddha; Buddhist paradise
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
self control; self restraint
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit