global company; global corporation; multinational company
Barnum effect; Forer effect
second term; second stage
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
tax and service charge included; all-inclusive; with everything included
compatibility horoscope (esp. for love); compatibility reading
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
tabletop game; table game
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
furniture store; furniture dealer
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
many children; large family
holding hands with fingers interlocked
top university; leading university; first-rate university
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
something like ...; something called ...
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
attendant; attendance upon another
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)