service center; call center
perfectly round; perfectly circular
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
fourth day of the month; four days
spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
fat (of meat); fatty meat
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
ready-made; common-law (wife)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to do over; to remake; to resume
answering machine; answer phone
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge