shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
content-free chat; idle gossip
head; brains; intelligence
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
present post; current office; (an) incumbent