for dear life; barely escaping alive
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to play a central role; to take a leading part
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
all eyes; public attention
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
being concerned about or mindful of
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
foreign (international) relations; diplomacy; external affairs
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
supply; provision; raising; procurement