foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
full house; sell-out; putting up a sign forbidding entry, passage, etc.
on-season; in season; peak season
food specialist; meal advisor
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
big leakage; uncontained leak
eruption; volcanic eruption
living abroad; life overseas
deeply indented coastline; rias coastline
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
management base; business foundation
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
virtualization; virtualisation
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
to ask for too much; to expect too much
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
grand; imposing; magnificent
forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)