high achiever; student with good academic results
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
sleep debt; sleep deficit
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
monthly publication; monthly issue
journal; magazine; periodical
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
capable of anything; liable to do
Buddhism's highest paradise
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
child's tear-stained face
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
something; some kind of; for some reason
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
looking on; remaining a spectator
first place; head position; leading position
temporary; provisional; interim
resignation (from a position)
definite decision; final decision
vote for a losing candidate; wasted vote
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
grassroots sales; door-to-door marketing
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur