establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
ability; performance; efficiency
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
it is I who should say so
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
set meal; special (of the day)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)