number one; first; best; most; game; round
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
society; public; community; social studies
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
returning to profit; turnaround
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
conference room; council room
chair; stool; post; office; position
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to have a talk; to tell a story
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
alone; by oneself; on one's own
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to understand; to make out
smoothly; easily; readily
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer