ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
sharing; division; draw; tie
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
form; method; system; formula
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
underworld; underside of society
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
being very busy; busyness
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
pre-war days; before the war
conference room; council room
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sour look; surly face; pout
retainer; retinue; servant
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address