establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
business plan; business schedule; project
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
beauty contest to name Miss ...
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
convention; tired tradition; old custom
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
next year; next fiscal year
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
limited edition sale; limited sale
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to bungle; to make things awkward
independent committee; third-party panel
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
self-righteousness; self-justified
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup