takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
new shop; new store; new restaurant
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
price decision; price setting; pricing
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to refuse; to reject; to deny
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy