moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
false labeling; false advertising
flathead (Platycephalus sp.)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko (1933.8-)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
Grammy Awards; Grammy Award
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
in name only; titular; nominal
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
deposits and savings; bank account
business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine
solo debut; debut as a solo artist
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
extremely talented; very gifted