nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
watch store; watch dealer
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
evening; early night hours
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
compilation; editing; recording
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
supreme; sublime; highest
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood