lost child department; place to bring lost children to
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to crawl out of; to creep out of
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
being on the ropes; losing ground
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
softness; gentleness; weakness
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
four (long cylindrical things)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
head start; initiative; preemption