rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
by myself; in person; by oneself
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to be silent; to say nothing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
means; way; method; measure
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
useless; vain; aimless; idle
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ordinary citizen; the general public
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)