season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring
closing time; lockup; curfew
headache inducing; vexing
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
affidavit; deposition; testimony
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
standard; basis; principle
change; alteration; modification
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
order; directive; instructions; command
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
rebel; traitor; insurgent
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
preparatory phase; preparatory period
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
default; default (setting)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
PythagoraSwitch (children's TV program produced by NHK)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim