determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
business discussion; negotiation
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
carefree; free from worry
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
arbitration; intercession; mediation
contract; compact; agreement
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
with a whack; smack; slap
every month; each month; monthly
intellectual property rights; IP rights
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
elastomer; gummy; rubbery; elastomeric
every month; monthly; month by month
returning profits to customers; lowering prices to make up for profits (e.g. from exchange rate changes); distribution of profits (to staff, shareholders)
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank