young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to turn red (with anger); to be furious; to be livid
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
criterion (criteria) for selection
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
goods; merchandise; commercial items
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
looking pale; looking unwell
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
organization chart; organisation chart
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform