beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
hardcase; case with hard shell
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
contract price; successful tender price
postage; carriage; shipping charge
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
very; extremely; exceedingly
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
being very popular; being in great demand
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
take (e.g. in film-making)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
sending; forwarding; shipping
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
packing; crating; packaging
returned goods; returning purchased goods