sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
company fortunes; future of a company
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
development; exploitation
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
marshy rice field or paddy
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to detain; to check; to restrain
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
town; city; municipal; urban
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to employ; to hire; to charter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away