sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at least; at most; (even) just
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
vocational school; technical school
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Spam (canned luncheon meat); spam (unsolicited email messages)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
planning; plan; project; arrangements
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
more than anything; above all else
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
not limited to; not just ...
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
killing two birds with one stone
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
you could say that; that might be so
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
for a while; for some time; for a period
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
man; male; masculine gender