perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
(United States of) America; USA
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
(way of) spending money; free spending
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to satisfy the requirements
ramification; branching off
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to remove; to move out of the way
convenience; user-friendliness
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to grow taller (of people)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
ability to attract customers
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander