exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
last night; yesterday evening
lodging host; lodging place
witnessing; observing; sighting
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
healthy; sound; wholesome
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
will not do; do not; does not
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
camping; campground; making camp
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
several years; a few years
power map; power structure; power relationships
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
financial muscle; economic clout
to form a group; to form a bunch
economical; comparatively cheap