management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
experience; history; record; career
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
extremists; radicals; militants
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
having a crush on someone
to rest; to relax; to repose
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
prize for perfect attendance
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
minority group (party); minority
person who is carried away (e.g. because of love or success); flighty person; frivolous person
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one-by-one; separately; in detail
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
seat at a table; place at a table
to face on; to look out on to
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
big man; large man; tall man; giant
circulation; dissemination