consumer advice; consumer consultation
person (esp. social outcast) who has nothing left to lose; (lit.) invincible person
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
to feel blue; to feel depressed
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
indefinite postponement; putting on hold
baby-walker; walking frame
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
stranding; running aground
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
cup sake; sake sold in a single-serve glass cup or can
restricted; confined; unfree
laying on thickly; thick layer
safety belt (typically used in Japanese construction work); fall-prevention harness
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
opening of a new theater (theatre)
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry