major (recording) label debut
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
religious organization; religious organisation
online music distribution
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
serious criminal; heinous criminal
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
secretariat; executive office
bureau director; office chief
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
treasure chest; strongbox
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
punch-line (of story or joke)
concussion (of the brain)