very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
very large video screen (for outdoor advertising, sports stadiums, etc.); jumbo screen; jumbotron
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
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
posterity; future generations; future life
to be remembered; to go down in history
great person; eminent figure
few decades; many decades; several decades
retirement; resignation; stepping down
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
several hundred; hundreds (of)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
leaving early (for work); (taking the) early shift