being very busy; busyness
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
training (esp. in-service); induction course
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
isolation; being alone; being friendless
that kind; competition; match
to choke; to have trouble breathing
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir