(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
fast-talking; rapid talking
company management; managing a company
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
near; close; beside; third person
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
safety zone; traffic island
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to bring; to take; to bring about
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
transactions; dealings; business
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
price; cost; value; worth; value
library; book collection; paperback book
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable