ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to look down on; to condescend
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
with curious eyes; curiously
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
one part; one portion; one section
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)