return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
brand-new (clothing, shoes)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
rolled Japanese-style omelette
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
without sparing time for sleep
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
one example of (when there are more examples)
class president; head class representative
(short) rest; breather; break
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
close; intimate; on good terms
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
your company; your shrine
bill (at a restaurant); check
heating; application of heat
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)