sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
premature joy; short-lived elation
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
to feel inferior; to feel small
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
company president; manager; director
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom