within the year; before the year is out
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
remote (work, device, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
somewhere to go; place to go
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
section manager; section chief
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(passenger) car; automobile
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander