depiction; description; portrayal
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
program (e.g. TV); programme
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
future (usually near); prospects
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
production (e.g. play); direction
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
data processing; data handling
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
businessman; industrialist
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older brother; elder brother
working for a company; being employed by a company
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits