set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
incident resulting in injury
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
or; OR (Boolean operator)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
family vacation; family trip
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
just one person; only one
even if ...; even supposing that ...
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to help each other; to cooperate
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)