eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
older sister; elder sister
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
practice; practising; training; study
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
the other day; a few days ago
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
desperation; struggle to the death
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
several times; a few times
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
behind with everything; too late; reactive
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
defense; defence; safeguard; protection