skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
historical play; period drama
pending question; unresolved problem
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
augmentability; extensibility; scalability; expandability
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
bright person; talented student; prodigy
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
result; effect; performance; success
pizza cutter; pizza wheel
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
(United States of) America; USA
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
(way of) spending money; free spending