drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
school of one's (first, second) choice
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
written notification; notification (written)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
advance training; prior training
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
to be embarrassed; to lose face
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
direct import; direct importation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
listening to once; hearing once
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore