kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
laying a table; setting a table
friend request (e.g. on a social network)
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
another; different; separate; discrete
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
holding out a little longer
unprofitable business operation
sampling food or drink; tasting
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
stand-up work; work performed standing
arrangements; preparations
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
hospital food; hospital meals
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
piling shame on top of shame
price decision; price setting; pricing
per person; per capita; per head
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced