interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
encapsulated type; closed type (e.g. headphones); sealed type
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
plain; plateau; tableland
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
matcha; powdered green tea
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
silence; stillness; quietness
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
success; prosperity; boom
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
sample article; sample item; demonstration model
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value