to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
ability; capability; skill
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
doing whatever one pleases
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
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
performing without rehearsal
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
had better ...; had better not ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate