serving (of food) piled high; large serving
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
certified public accountant
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
retirement at one's own request
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
a pair (of shoes or socks)
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
plant; enterprise place; office
to get into trouble; to get busted
overseas assignment; overseas posting
letter of resignation; request for retirement
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
company name; corporate name
ice cream soda; icecream soda
to pass each other; to cross paths