hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
to have troubles; to have concerns
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
two classes; double; two sets
birth; creation; formation
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
correction; rectification; mending; repair
sour look; surly face; pout
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
live-action film; movie produced without using animation; real-life film
impression; strong belief; conviction
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
huge rock; firmness; solidity
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
turmoil; chaos; confusion
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
and; thereupon; because of that