to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
intelligence or information network
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(another's) daughter; young lady
to move forward; to move on
negotiations; discussions; connection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
restoration; repair; mending
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(having) life-and-death power (over)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pride; dignity; self-respect
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb