principal occupation; core business
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
unexpectedly; surprisingly
little house; my humble home; snail shell
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
time limit; closing day; deadline
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
splish-splash; with a splash
instant noodles; instant ramen
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
feeling of calmness and relaxation
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
future; possible; potential; prospective
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint