digital versatile disc; DVD
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
each juncture; each turning point
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
for the present; for the time being
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
well-bred; of good upbringing
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding