to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to telephone; to make a phone call
business world; business circles; (the) industry
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
coincident with; while; simultaneously
preparation; provision; guarding
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back