stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in order; in turn; one by one
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
business; work; operations; service; duties
end; close; conclusion; termination
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to make an appearance; to show up
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
long hair (usu. of a man)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)