piece; fragment; one (object)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Saitama (city, prefecture)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
critical condition; being on the verge of death
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
I see; that's right; indeed
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud