facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
balance beam (in gymnastics)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
passing through without stopping; passing by
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to thrust away; to send flying
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
barometer of health; measure of good health
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
beautiful face; facial care; facial treatment
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium