major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
television industry; television business
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
lightly; easily; carelessly
during; for the duration of
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
assistant ...; probationary ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
genius; prodigy; natural gift
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
beautiful; good; excellent
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
preliminary arrangements; spade work
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking