paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
new single (by a recording artist); person of marriageable age who remains single (e.g. to focus on their career)
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
rubber band; elastic band
to capture; to seize; to plunder
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
appointed time; timetable; schedule
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
position; job; employment; opening
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
birth date; date of birth; DOB
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
close; intimate; on good terms
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
compensating; making up for; supplementation
capital; funds; seed money; asset
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
holding two or more positions concurrently
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
New Year's Eve; December 31