colour usage; color usage; use of colour
air of luxury; high class feel
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to get slightly dirty (all over)
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
hygiene-related; sanitary; from a hygiene standpoint; in terms of hygiene; with respect to health
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
cheap article; poor-quality article
pork okonomiyaki; pork and egg
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
prime of one's working life
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
to live; to make a living; to get on with
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
principal occupation; core business
to close down a business; to shut a business
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment