increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
practice; practising; training; study
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
the other day; a few days ago
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
insanity; an insane person
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
several times; a few times
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
behind with everything; too late; reactive
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)