mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
bittersweet; tinged with sadness; bittersweet; sweet with a bitter aftertaste
corporate patronage of the arts and culture
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Slovakia; Slovak Republic; Republic of Slovakia
cling film; plastic wrap; food wrap
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
nursing care center; nursing care centre
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
suggestion; hint; implication
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props
value system; set of values
registered real-estate broker
layaway; lay-bye; layaway plan