shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
making an attempt; trial run
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
this point; now; this late in the game
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to serve; to work for; to attend
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
accounting; administration (of money)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
forced repatriation; deportation
trial printing; prototype edition
convenience; user-friendliness
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
conscious; deliberate; intentional