increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to entrust; to leave to a person
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
coordinator; coordinating role
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
present; current; in operation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to base something on; to make something the basis
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
don't worry; no worries; never mind
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
directly opposite; right in front
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
excessive; too much; unreasonable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
pointing out; identification
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated