rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
open field; empty lot; plain
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
dessert of shaved ice, green tea syrup and red bean paste
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to live through; to survive
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
one more time; once more; once again
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
specialization; specialisation
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
outward appearance; looks
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
how many people; a number of people
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
summer festival; summer matsuri
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer