very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
record high; all-time high
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
escape route; evacuation route
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to take charge during someone's absence
coming and going; commuting
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
cooking; food preparation
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
plump; chubby; voluptuous