image change; changing one's image; makeover
our country; our land; one's own country
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
treasure house; storage for valuable property
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
less than ...; smaller ...
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
somersault; looping-the-loop
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to slide into; to slip into
to be discouraged; to shrink from
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
being left out; being ostracized
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at