staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
intelligence network; information network
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(another's) daughter; young lady
to move forward; to move on
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
caustic words; defiant words
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
restoration; repair; mending
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
(having) life-and-death power (over)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pride; dignity; self-respect
to amuse oneself; to make merry
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)