stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
(being) on time; work hours; time on duty; (in) real time; (watching, etc.) live
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
rough sketch; design; cartoon
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
within the year; before the year is out
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
next year; next fiscal year
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling