negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
under development; in development
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
general idea; concept; notion
sincere; honest; faithful
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
related to; in relation to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
first-grade tea (first picking)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
new product; new line (of products)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
the reason is ...; it is because ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
make good use of; make the most of
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
rote learning; education that stresses memorization