harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; (lit.) to have hair on one's heart
mail system; postal service; postal system; post
cultural center; cultural centre
on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman
bribery scheme; acquisition maneuver
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
bronze (third-place) prize
sake tasting; wine tasting
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
all-night vigil over a body; wake
this side; in the forefront
contrived; false-sounding
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
weight restriction; weight limit
tourist information center; tourist information centre
scope; coverage; selected range
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
to freeze; to freeze over
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
failure to reach agreement
silver (second-place) prize
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
workforce reduction; personnel cut
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
formal; official; ceremonious