flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to push aside; to brush aside
to get between; to be caught in
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to sniff out; to get wind of
business ability; business acumen
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to look down on; to make light of
investment; contribution; financing
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
sympathy; compassion; pity
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to collect; to assemble; to gather
occupation; calling; livelihood
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character