occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
castella (type of sponge cake)
not yet known; unknown; strange
destination; place one stays during a trip
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
bowl of rice with food on top
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
a push; another effort; one more effort
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
sea level; (surface of) sea
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to have an eye on; to zero in on
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings