digital nomad; location-independent (digital) worker
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
leaving everything up to someone else
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
to not believe one's ears
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
yellowish; tinged with yellow
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
Panjandrum; The Great Panjandrum (rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during WW2)
large serving; large portion
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
paella (Spanish rice dish)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with