purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
battlefield; battleground
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
proving ground; test site
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
bravery; courage; heroism
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
going into battle; departure for the front
fast-talking; rapid talking
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal