diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to rise; to erect; to get up
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
having said that; on the other hand
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
advance; moving forward; progress
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
manner of using one's hands
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
double take (esp. out of surprise)