amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
eruption; volcanic eruption
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
very important person; VIP
big-name brand; brand-name goods
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
third stage; three stages
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
loanword; foreign-origin word
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to translate; to interpret
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)