walking briskly; determinedly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
restoration; repair; mending
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
comfort; consolation; diversion
at a loss for words; stumped for words
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to comfort; to console; to amuse
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
push-up (exercise); press-up
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say