plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
middle and high-school students
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
educational system; school system
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
educated; learned; schooled
performance-based pay; performance-based compensation; commission
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
drama; theatre; theater; play
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
conquest; domination; mastery
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
young girl; lass; adolescent female
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
to repent; to be penitent
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome