halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
job hunting; job searching
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
armed forces; military; troops
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
palatial residence; stately mansion
sports ground; sports oval
for use of customers or guests
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
right to choose; a say; option
please be careful; please take care
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to rain incessantly; to downpour
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
so to speak; so to call it; as it were