goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
individual; private person; personal; private
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
breakdown of negotiations
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
made-to-order; custom-made