appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to cut off (a relationship)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
emperor (of Japan); mikado
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
clear profit; net income; net profit
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
passing through; through passage
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
well-bred; of good upbringing
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
southeastern part; the southeast
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
mammonist; money-worshipper
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)