sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
mobile home; camper-van; RV
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
country living; life in the country; country life
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
panorama; panoramic painting
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
publication of results; announcement of results
weightlessness; zero gravity
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
debt collection; debt collector
theatre-going; theater-going
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
control; management; supervision
French; French food; French cuisine
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people