progress; being under way
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
main question; real issue at hand
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to lose sight of; to miss
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
failure; mistake; blunder
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
regret; repentance; remorse
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
perfect; complete; flawless
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
to be helpful; to be useful
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done