calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
popular spot; popular place; popular location
business; trade; operations; sales
referral fee; introduction fee
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
New Year's Eve; December 31
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
rising; ascending; climbing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
difference; variation; difference
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one's share; one's portion
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere