pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
standard-sized automobile; full-sized car; ordinary vehicle
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
overdrinking; excessive drinking
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
problem handling; troubleshooting
to set about preparations
flustered person; hasty person
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
before anything else; first of all
to become frayed; to become loose
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest