bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
room for growth; potential; promise
hard worker; hardworking person
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
fucking; screwing; having sex
established fact; fait accompli
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
being on duty; person on duty
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously