absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
putting life into; animating; cheering up
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
research and development; R&D
cyborg; cybernetic organism
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
perception; sensing; noticing
stairs; stairway; staircase
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
this occasion; at this time; now
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
the last moment; the very end
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
precision machinery; precision machine; precision tool; precision tools; precision equipment
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
though; notwithstanding; although
precision machining; precision cutting
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Japan's best; number one in Japan
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