stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
binge eating; bulimarexia
film world; world of cinema
press release; announcement
fine performance; tour de force
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
mountain top; summit; peak
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
living by oneself; living alone
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
sales promotion; hard selling
company director; board member
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
wise saying; famous saying
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
general manager; director-general
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely