change; alteration; modification
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
orders; instructions; directive; command
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
rebel; traitor; insurgent
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
engagement; business; affair; use; need
preparatory phase; preparatory period
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
Pythagora Switch (NHK children's TV show)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
not covered (by); not subject (to)
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
treasure chest; strongbox
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
touché; you've got me there
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion