satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to help each other; to cooperate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
base on balls; walk; pass
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to take; to catch; to capture
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
memories; recollections; reminiscence
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
two classes; double; two sets
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
overall victory; championship
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted