choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
speech and conduct; words and deeds
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
I am writing to you; I am (taking the liberty of) getting in touch with you
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis