discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
store; reserve; stock; savings
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
moneylending; moneylender
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
being startled; getting a shock
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to well up; to burst; to arise
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
living room (Japanese-style)
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
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
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
high-quality goods; choice goods