weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
mediocrity; ordinary ability
university of arts; arts college
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
young and energetic; up-and-coming
strike (i.e. industrial action)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
first thing in the morning
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
atelier; studio; workshop
tacit; unspoken; implicit
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table