the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
passenger car; passenger carriage
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
locomotive; (train) engine
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
supply; provision; service; supply
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
derailment; digression; deviation
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
screaming fit (of a baby); tantrum; crying hysterically
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
on the occasion of; at the time of
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
terrain; geographical features; topography
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell