operation; functioning; running
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
this is why; this means; it is the case that
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
while; during (the time when)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to spend time (on doing something)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
firm; strong; solid; stable
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
whispering; murmuring; subdued
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances