good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
15th day of the month; 15 days
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
16th day of the month; 16 days
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
two times; twice; two degrees
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to crawl out of; to creep out of
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
job vacancy information; recruitment information
Public Employment Security Office
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
initiation fee; admission fee
free (of charge); gratuitous
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign