making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
headquarters; head office; main office
compensation payment; reparation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
operating expenses; budget
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
fourth day of the month; four days
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
one more time; once more; once again