crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
young person; youth; young
to compete with; to vie for
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
adverse circumstances; adversity
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
economics department; economics school
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
feeling that something has come too late
to refuse; to decline; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to publish a book; to put out a book
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop