soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to repeat; to do something over again
branch office; branch store
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
bento; Japanese box lunch
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
global scale; worldwide scale
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
retreating figure; appearance from behind
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
initial investigation (by police)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to take command; to give direction
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
arrest; apprehension; capture
form; shape; figure; visage
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
even for an instant; even as a joke
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires