one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
at first; in the beginning; originally
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to thrust away; to send flying
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback