unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
unqualified; without qualifications
starting point; starting line
for work; for manufacturing
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
blocking the way; standing in the way
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to be photographed; to be projected
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to talk to oneself; to mutter
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
(overnight) stay; lodging
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
master key; passkey; skeleton key
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
nonparticipation; nonattendance
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger