chink in the armor (armour)
good humour (humor); good mood
preliminary arrangements; spade work
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
management studies; business administration (study of)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
macro; macro (instruction)
scholarly; scholastic; academic
general equilibrium theory
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
human resources; man-power resources
cost reduction; cost saving
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(Nintendo) (Famicom) Disk System; FDS (Famicom add-on)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
news; word; tidings; omen
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
custom; common practice; habit