trying out a pen; test-writing
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
end of a road; end of a street
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
best (highest) record; new record
leaving everything to someone else
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
chatter mark (machine tools)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
a little; a bit; slightly
hooting; jeering; heckling
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
yeah; you're right; that's right
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)