closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
first generation; founder
hot topic; talk of the town
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
it's not like; it isn't as if
friendly relations; social relations; social life
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
nice and warm day; balmy weather
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
role of the villain; the bad guy
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine