old couple; elderly couple
chief; main; principal; important
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pricing; (price) positioning
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
such; like that; that sort of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
yen (currency of Japan); circle
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
contract; compact; agreement
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
2nd day of the month; two days
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest