way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
Japan's best; number one in Japan
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
license; permit; licence; certificate
written oath; covenant; pledge
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
the way back; the way home; return trip
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
sign; indication; omen; symptom
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
memory; ability to remember
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
telephone call; telephone (device)
family structure; family composition; family makeup
name plate; name tag; label
success; prosperity; boom
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
just because; even if; even though
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
not understanding; not knowing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed