second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to take a veneer off something
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
self-interest; selfish desire
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle