hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
charcoal; charred remains
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
binchō charcoal; high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
municipal office; council; city hall
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
second; number two; runner-up
well-cooked; well-done; browned
light brown; golden brown
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
meal set before one; women's advances
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
on duty; at work; while working
way out; means to escape; escape route
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober