dictionary of terminology; glossary
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
river; stream; River; the ... river
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
definitive piece; definitive (authoritative) edition; last word
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
indeed; really; truly; very much
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget