to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
mountain range; mountain belt
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one's native language; Japanese
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
already; now; no longer; not any more
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
reading through; reading over
reopening; resumption; restarting
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in the meanwhile; during the time
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
role of a company president
work; business; company; study
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
study; pursuit of knowledge
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
assertion; declaration; affirmation
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament