slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
completely relying on others
maintenance; preservation; improvement
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
second; number two; runner-up
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
solution; solution strategy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
Extinct (conservation status); EX
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)