with meals; meals inclusive
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
close; intimate; on good terms
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
anything and everything; just about everything
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
(security) deposit; caution money
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to appreciate; to be thankful
frequent; densely packed; thick
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
(clenched) fist; knuckles
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
just a handful; only a small number (of)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
wall clock; grandfather clock
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
leading person; foremost figure
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
remaining; left-over; excess
being left out; being ostracized