transactions; dealings; business
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
cooperation; collaboration
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
set meal; special (of the day)
amount of money; sum of money
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
serious look (on one's face); straight face
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
tax excluded; excluding tax
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
main question; real issue at hand
just right (time, size, length, etc.)