one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
progress; advance; improvement; development
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
at work; in the midst of work; working
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
many; much; plenty; hardly
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
work schedule; progress schedule; process chart
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
4th day of the month; four days
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
15th day of the month; 15 days
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
soon; shortly; before long
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
holding out a little longer
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of