flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to get between; to be caught in
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
beforehand; in advance; previously
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
comparatively; relatively
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about