chilled syrup; soft drink of malt syrup mixed with boiling water, ginger juice, grated ginger, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink, similar to ginger ale)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
sweet soy sauce; sugar with soy sauce
waste of effort; thankless task
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
another thing; other things; another man's property
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
paper-covered lamp or lantern
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
packing something in a bag; bagging
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
professional shogi player; professional go player
belonging to no party or school of thought
winning streak; good time to make a profit
Japanese-style confectionary store
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness