proposal; offer; request; application
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
cosmetics; toilet articles
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
air of luxury; high class feel
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
several years; a few years
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that's the way it is; such is life
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
be (that) as it may; having said that
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
enterprise; business; company; corporation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only