president and chief executive officer
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
referral fee; introduction fee
to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
maximization; maximisation
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
very much; extremely; greatly
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
unicellular organism; monad
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
rear right; back right; right and behind
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to not be taken seriously
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
someone (something) not to be trifled with
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
outcast; odd man out; pariah
feigned; pretending (not to know)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster