extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
midwinter; dead of winter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to complete decisively; to do to completion
VIP; very important person
change of schedule; schedule change
to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
(positive) economic effect
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
pair; the two; both persons; both things
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
videophone; video telephone; video call
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from