industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
fast approach; quick intimacy
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
clearing one's throat; cough
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to speak ill of; to disparage
to have a reason; to have an excuse
sad; wretched; deplorable
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
fragment; one of the group or party
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
change of occupation; career change
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for