to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
time; season; period; phase; stage
long ago; already; a long time ago
laying a table; setting a table
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beforehand; in advance; previously
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
company president; manager; director
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
that is to say; so that means
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out