strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
proposed site; site chosen
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
national; founded and run by the central government
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
watering hole; watering place
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
when; how soon; how long until
image change; changing one's image; makeover
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(right at the) side; just beside
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
(bulb) syringe; dropper; fountain pen filler; eyedropper
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives