axillary bud; lateral bud
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
seating plan (e.g. banquet); seating chart
to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
reading too much into things
diamond dust; ice crystals
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
are you serious?; is that for real?
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
Non-alcoholic mixed drink
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
old soldier; veteran; old hand
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS; left side (go, chess, othello board)
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
value; preciousness; nobility
warning color; warning colour
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair