tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
summertime; summer season
minority group (party); minority
very busy (person or thing)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
natto made from ground soybeans
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
strategy meeting; council of war
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
principal occupation; core business
fixed shore net; fixed shore trap; stationary trap; stationary net
manly; masculine; like a man
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
customer traffic; customers; custom
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
clientele; customer stratum
nice; good; well-executed
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion