mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
no problem; piece of cake
special training; intensive training; crash course
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
devil; evil spirit; genie
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
next year; next fiscal year
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
country; territory; domain; realm
north-northeast; north-north-east
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
item; article; dish; course; finest item
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
in person; personally; directly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
defeating in an instant; instant kill