design; idea; conception; plan
to be infected; to be contagious
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
lust for money; hunger for money
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
left side; left-hand side
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
rolled Japanese-style omelette
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese meal
natto (fermented soybeans)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
religious organization; religious organisation
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to have a chill run down one's spine