battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
concussion (of the brain)
bowel movement; evacuation
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
complete recovery; healing
third day of the month; three days
comic books; comics; comic; comical
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
public and private; official and personal; government and people
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
object of romantic interest
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
family-oriented; familial
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
municipal office; council; city hall
in the hospital; hospitalized
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
study group; study meeting
by all means; by all costs