corporate drone; corporate slave
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
to climb down; to crawl down
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
person in charge; official; attendant
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
all you want; as much as one wants
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to hand (over); to deliver in person
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)