chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; tundra hare; hare made of snow
jokingly; in the form of a joke
softness; comparatively soft
high-technology; high-tech
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to withdraw one's savings
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
it's no joke; gimme a break!
handful; small amount; small number
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl