big corporation; major firm; leading company
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
enterprise; business; company; corporation
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to complain; to make a complaint
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
war; battle; match; game; competition
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
draw (in competition); tie game
to have a rumor circulating
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
jumping to a wrong conclusion
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to begin to walk; to set out
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
time; season; period; phase; stage
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading