Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to happen to hear; to overhear
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be led by; to be headed by
year in, year out; always; 24-7
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
separate case; another matter