temporary; transitory; short-lived
built-in audience; regular customers
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
normal duties; (one's) regular work
accomplishment; execution
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to cry and shout; to scream
big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to have a hard time of it
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
young person; youth; young
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners