to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
trusting too much; overestimating ability
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
hundred-yen store; dollar store
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
having not the slightest idea
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
what one should do (usu. in questions)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to get along well with; to make a go of it
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
in name only; titular; nominal
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
areola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy