trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
watering hole; watering place
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
when; how soon; how long until
image change; changing one's image; makeover
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(right at the) side; just beside
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
one's own problem; one's own issues
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
to push aside; to push one's way through
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest