hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to have a meal; to take a meal
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
convenience store lunch box
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
reopening; resumption; restarting
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
acrylic (esp. fibre or resin)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
naturally; of course; understandably
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
social networking service; SNS; social media
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
price reduction; discount
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money