bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
cookie dough; biscuit dough
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
right to choose; a say; option
broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
attraction; lure; invitation
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
soba made with only buckwheat flour
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
anonymity; using an assumed name
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff
proposal; motion; recommendation
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to be impolite; to be discourteous
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
huge rock; firmness; solidity
in unison; as one; united
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
(doing something) regardless of expense
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
parental love; parental affection
definite decision; final decision