hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
department store; department
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
hamburger (in a bun); burger
Turkey; Türkiye; turquoise
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
harmful animal; pest; vermin
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to forget completely; to leave behind
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling