How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to smile (at); to grin (at)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
aptitude; aptness; suitability
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to stare back at; to look back at
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fast-talking; rapid talking
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)