one by one; each; every; at intervals of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
rest; break; recess; intermission
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
rather; sooner; preferably
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance