cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
got it; roger; leave it to me
losing the means of livelihood
everything one does; whatever one does
to write music for a song; to set to music
being entertained by a geisha
cryopreservation; freeze-preservation
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
family working in the forest industry; forestry family
Oriental country; the Orient
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
next work (writer, composer, etc.)
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
feigned tears; crocodile tears
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
stupid idiot; total moron
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
Madadayo!(No, Not Yet!) (film)
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
to behave well; to mind one's manners
joint work; collaboration
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
round, wooden container for cooked rice
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)