showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
when it becomes; when it comes to
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
association; society; organization; organisation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming