how many people; a number of people
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
household economy; family finances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
woman; lady; adult female
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
company president; manager; director
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
factory; plant; mill; workshop
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
pink (colour, color); peach
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
around the world; throughout the world
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
next term; next period; next version; next release
village headman; village mayor
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination