after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
underground; subterranean
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
retainer; retinue; servant
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
primary school; elementary school; grade school
expenses; costly; expensive
waste of time; killing time
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
novel; original; new; innovative
in the morning; during the morning
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention