samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
ladder form of "high" kanji
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
safety administration; safety control; safety management
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
control board; control panel; console
wind music; wind instrument music
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
rehearsal; rehabilitation
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
headset (for phones, etc.)
decorative lights; illumination
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)