large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
cold storage; refrigeration
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
right in the center (centre)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
simultaneous; all at once
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
shopping; purchased goods
coexistence; living together
the West; the Occident; Western countries
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
place; room; margin; scope
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
health; healthy; sound; fit
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
leg; leg (of a race, competition, etc.)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter