to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
temporary retirement; suspension from office
extended leave; long vacation
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
how many months?; how long?
electrical machinery; appliances
household (electrical) appliance manufacturer; consumer-electronics maker; white goods maker
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(navigable) canal; waterway
construction; establishment
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
artificial island; man-made island
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to mix; to stir; to blend
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares