impulse buying; impulse purchase
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to get late; to advance; to wear on
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to refer to; to use as reference
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
guidance; leadership; leading the way
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
social dance; ballroom dancing
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room