master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
to figure out; to get an idea
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
cooking expert; culinary researcher
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
personal affair; one's own affair
complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to follow advice; to act upon advice
paid vacation; paid holiday
new graduate; recent graduate
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
going home from work; on the way home from work