small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
first time; first; initial
forcibly; by force; against one's will
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
conference room; council room
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to gain fame; to make one's name
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
opposite side; other side
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
smoothly; easily; readily
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)