supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it's been a long time; long time no see
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
plural; multiple; several
consumer credit (finance, loan)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
only recently; just of late
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
different (from); not the same (as)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference