well-known; noted; celebrated
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
outside telephone line; outer circle
button (clothing); push-button
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
cook-house; galley; kitchen
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
one large ...; a great ...
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
indeed; really; truly; very much
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
election tour; election campaign; stumping