second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
idol group; boy band; girl group
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
president's office; director's office
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
compensating; making up for; supplementation
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
rebirth; new birth; nascent