okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to throw on the fire; to burn
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
junior high school student; middle school pupil
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
chestnut (horse coat color)
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
in the same manner as before; the same as always
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)