coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be fated; to be linked by fate
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
race (of people); type of person
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
to sell off; to sell completely
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
working adult; full-fledged member of society
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
biased coverage; biased media account; bias in reporting
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
tide; current; tendency; trend