important post; important office; key position
success; prosperity; boom
to applaud; to cheer (for)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
came here; coming here; recently
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
handrail; railing; banister
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
apple core; core of an apple
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
chief; main; principal; important
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall