question and answer session
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
timewasting; killing time
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to grant permission; to give permission
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
shellfish; seashell; shell
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
fragile article; breakables; broken article