adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
war situation; progress of a battle
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
parallel processing; array processing
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
female household; household consisting wholly of women
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to forget to put in; to leave out
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
colored pencil; coloured pencil
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
trifling matter; urination; urine
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity