sympathy; compassion; pity
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
what time; (lit.) which hour
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to apologize; to apologise
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
this occasion; at this time; now
winning in a flash; instant defeat
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to live; to make a living; to get on with
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every