progress; advance; improvement; development
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
8th day of the month; eight days
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
it's been a long time; long time no see
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
little by little; bit by bit
again; once again; yet again
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)