to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
all you have to do is; just; that's all
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
over-the-top; thick; rich; heavy
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
occasional; infrequent; rare
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
invisibly; secretly; privately
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to tower above; to stand out
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
urgency; exigency; emergency
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
custom; practice; convention; precedent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
violent emotion; passion; fury