reinforcement; strengthening
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
here and there; in places
corrugated sheet; corrugated plate
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
the reverse; other side; lining
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
to fold up; to fold into layers
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
difference; variation; difference
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
that is to say; so that means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
that's the way it is; such is life
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to need; to require; to take; to demand
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
presence (impressive quality)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
affirmation; affirmative (logic)