when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
professionalism; professional awareness
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
recitation; reciting from memory
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
company president; manager; director
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
drunkenness; intoxication
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to tower over the surroundings