the treasure that is children; child
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
regulation; adjustment; control
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
(department) store; (department) stores
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
natural disaster; cataclysm