samgyeopsal; sliced pork belly cooked on a tabletop grill
image shooting mode (digital camera)
foothill; end section of a mountain range
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
independent business; self-employment
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)