sake tasting; wine tasting
autumn weather is as fickle as a man's heart
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
after-afterparty; third party of the night
(fish) appearing fresh but actually gone bad
"it was all a dream"-ending
(doing) karaoke by oneself
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
national pension; government pension system
solar energy; solar power
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
newly-released music; new release (CD, album, etc.); new score; new composition
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
to burst (open); to break; to split
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
hungry (e.g. for success)
starting (departure) time
many children; large family
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
to fall from heaven (the sky)
one's last moments; hour of death
air transport; air lift; airlift
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
unique thing; best on earth
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to be transparent; to show through