attachment; annexation; addendum; appendix
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to make it less expensive
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
expertise; special skills
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
fund-raising; fund collecting
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
giant; woodsman; alpinist
letter of resignation; request for retirement
drink money; drinking money
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
predicament; one's ground; one's position
Tottori (city, prefecture)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know