important matter; necessary thing; requirement
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to take up space; to occupy space
like a part of the family
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
have to do; must; should; ought to
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
the reason is ...; it is because ...
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to worry about; to be vexed
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
long blast of a ship's horn
box; box-shape; cube-type
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
closely-guarded secret; top secret
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship