via; through; by doing; by means of; using
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
doing something frantically; frantic state
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
older sister and younger brother
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
transparency; degree of clearness
blood vessel; blood relationship
sketching; pointillism; stippling
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
praise; glorification; extolment
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling