progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
physical work; manual labour (labor)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to tie; to fix; to attach
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
selection; choice; option
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to straighten up; to sit upright
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
theory of continental drift
directly under; falling perpendicularly
trip abroad; overseas travel
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored