industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
fast approach; quick intimacy
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
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
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
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
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
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
performer; entertainer; celebrity
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
license; permit; licence; certificate
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
back off!; leave me alone!
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs