to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
sincere; earnest; serious
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
rather; sooner; preferably
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
how many people; a number of people
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
rather than; more ... than ...
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)
a little bit; a little while
research; study; investigation
to hide; to keep to oneself
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
in the meanwhile; during the time
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
intensive training; extra hard training
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page