excessive intake (e.g. coffee); overbooking
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
registered architect with a first-class license
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
company fortunes; future of a company
written estimate; quotation; quote
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
two parts; two copies; the second part
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
preserved food boiled in soy
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to apologize; to apologise
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
company director; board member
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
gargling; rinsing one's mouth