contract; compact; agreement
first (of its kind) in Japan
opening a business; opening a practice
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
at a young age; while still young
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
at a stroke; with a single swoop
French film; French movie
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
moulting season; molting season
oppression; suppression; pressure
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to do together; to share; to participate in
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
experimental; provisional
first-rate; finest quality; the best
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
new menu item; new dish on a menu