bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
prior investment; upfront investment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
like this; this sort; this way
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
headquarters; head office; main office
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
money-making; earning money
divide into four pieces; one fourth
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
large number (of); many; majority
presumption; assumption; estimation
the other day; a few days ago
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
in spite of; regardless of
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school; high school
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake