speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
inside one's heart; in one's mind
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
bygones; the past; past event
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
polite; courteous; hospitable
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to be softened; to calm down
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
growth period; growing season
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to be dispersed; to get separated
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
welcome!; nice to see you!
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person