affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
designer brand; designer label
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
rare; extraordinary; singular
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
result; effect; performance; success
manual; instructions; guide; specification document; specifications; blueprint
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
detuning (an engine, guitar, etc.)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
plastic plate; plastic sheet
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
here and there; in places
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
central control room; main control room
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design